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Laura Kalinمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Linguistics
• Syntax
• Morphology
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Laura Kalin is the Acting Director of the Program in Linguistics at Princeton University since Fall 2024, having previously served as Associate Director from Fall 2023. She is an Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Council of the Humanities and joined Princeton in 2016. Her full name is Laura Kalin, and she holds a Ph.D. from UCLA (2014). She is based at Green Hall (1-S-4C/1-S-19) and can be reached via lkalin@princeton.edu. Her research focuses on syntax and morphology in understudied and endangered languages, particularly Neo-Aramaic (e.g., Turoyo, Senaya, and Adıyaman Kurmanji), Austroasiatic (Nancowry), Austronesian (Malagasy), and Carib (Hixkaryana) languages. Key research themes include allomorphy, infixation, nominal licensing, agreement systems, and the interplay between morphosyntax and phonology. She also explores root-and-pattern morpho-phono-syntactic structures in languages like Malagasy and Turoyo. Laura’s research contributions span formal linguistic theory, typology, and fieldwork-based analysis. Recent work emphasizes cyclic morphosyntax-phonology interactions and morphological opacity across languages. She has published in major journals such as NLLT and Glossa, and her website (www.laurakalin.com) provides further details on her work. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided texts. Her advising and grant activities remain unreported here. She is affiliated with the Program in Linguistics, the Humanities Council, and the Joseph Henry House at Princeton.

• Linguistics
• Cognitive Psychology
• Computational Psychology
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Yasutada Sudo is a Professor of Linguistics at University College London (UCL), holding positions since 2024. Previously, he served as Associate Professor (2018–2024) and Lecturer in Semantics (2013–2018) at UCL. He earned his Ph.D. in Linguistics from MIT. His research focuses on formal semantics, pragmatics, and their intersections with cognitive psychology and computational models. Key areas include scalar implicatures, plural predication, anaphora resolution, and linguistic typology. His work spans multiple languages, including Japanese, Greek, and Italian. His research interests emphasize experimental semantics, cross-linguistic variation in quantificational structures, and the interaction between syntax and semantics. Recent work explores non-maximality effects, perspective sensitivity, and the cognitive underpinnings of pragmatic inferences. He has contributed to debates on Magri effects, blindess hypotheses, and the role of context in interpretation. Publications from 2025–2021 reveal a focus on scalar implicatures, plural inferences, and formal semantic frameworks. His 2025 articles address alternative-based analyses and experimental validation of pragmatic theories. Earlier work (2020–2014) covers gender in Greek, ordinal semantics, and perspective-shifting verbs like 'come' and 'go'. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but his extensive publication record reflects scholarly impact. He leads UCL’s semantics research group, hosting seminars like PLIN0056, and contributes to academic discourse through peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations.

• Formal semantics
• Pragmatics
• Syntax-semantics interface
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Kajsa Djärv is a Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences and the department of Linguistics and English Language. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania (2019), and previously served as an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Konstanz. Her research focuses on formal semantics and pragmatics, exploring interactions between syntax, semantics, and discourse. Key areas include attitude reports (e.g., belief/knowledge representations), clausal complementation strategies, factivity, and embedded main clause phenomena. She employs experimental methods to investigate grammatical constraints and cross-linguistic variation in meaning representation. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate courses in semantic theory and guided research. She currently supervises PhD and MSc students in formal semantics and pragmatics. Notable awards include the Humboldt Research Fellowship (2020–2022). Collaborative projects involve scholars like Donka Farkas (UC Santa Cruz) and Deniz Özyıldız (University of Konstanz), addressing topics such as argument-structure alternations and meaning-driven syntactic restrictions. Djärv is an affiliate member of the MECORE research project on cross-linguistic clausal embedding patterns.

• Semantics
• Pragmatics
• Syntax
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Kyle Rawlins is a Professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), where he heads the Semantics Lab located in Krieger Hall 105. His research focuses on semantics, pragmatics, syntax, and their intersections, often collaborating with labs like the Van Durme Lab in Computer Science. The Semantics Lab facilitates weekly meetings for discussing research, structured as seminars or traditional lab sessions, and co-organizes projects such as the Decomp Project and MegaAttitude Project . Current lab members include PhD students Karl Mulligan and Natalia Talmina. Notable collaborators: Ilaria Frana (University of Enna), Barbara Landau (JHU), Ben Van Durme (JHU CS), and Aaron Steven White (Rochester). His research spans topics like: Questions Under Discussion (QUD) frameworks Evidentiality and bias in language Multimodal semantic parsing Decompositional semantics Pragmatic particles in Italian Recent publications analyze polar questions, neural network representations, and discourse particles. The lab maintains a mailing list for event announcements, emphasizing collaborative research in semantics and computational linguistics.

• Linguistics
• Phonology
• Morphology
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Péter Szigetvári is an Associate Professor at the School of English and American Studies , Eötvös Loránd University , specializing in the Department of English Linguistics . His work bridges phonology, morphology, and theoretical linguistics, with a focus on Hungarian and English language structures. Academic Rank: Associate Professor Department: Department of English Linguistics University: Eötvös Loránd University His research explores phonological patterns , including vowel harmony, syllable structure, and morphological constraints. He investigates the interplay between morphology and phonology in Hungarian and English, analyzing phenomena like diminutive formation, diphthong debates, and stress-related vowel reduction. Recent publications highlight trends in Vowel Harmony , Syllable Typology , and Morpho-Phonological Variation . His work often challenges traditional frameworks, proposing paradigm-based or VC phonology approaches. Péter Szigetvári's professional activities include contributions to linguistic journals and a blog at nyest.hu . His office is located at Room 302, Rákóczi út 5, Budapest (1088).

• Syntax
• Morphology
• Semantics
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Stefano Quaglia is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Romance Studies , University of Graz. His research focuses on syntax and its interfaces with morphology and semantics , using Italian as a comparative framework within and beyond Romance languages. Email: stefano.quaglia@uni-graz.at Office: Room 003303056, Merangasse 70/III, Graz, Austria Consultation Hours: Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Research interests include: Spatial expressions and functional sentence structure Long-distance dependencies Language contact phenomena Particle verbs and clausal organization Wh-movement and information structure Cross-linguistic syntactic analysis Recent publications highlight empirical and theoretical work on verbal theme vowels , Slavic prefix ordering , and L3 transfer dynamics . His studies integrate synchronic analysis with diachronic and contact linguistics frameworks. Articles demonstrate trends in: Syntax-morphology interfaces : Allomorphy, prefix stacking, particle systems Comparative Romance-Slavic analysis : Extraction patterns, convergence phenomena Language acquisition : CLI effects in bilingual/multilingual contexts Prosodic constraints : Stress and phrasing in particle verbs Information structure : Wh-questions in Romance

Thomas Rainsfordمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Historical Romance Linguistics
• Phonology
• Corpus Linguistics
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Thomas Rainsford is a Lecturer at the University of Stuttgart's Institute of Linguistics, Division of Romance Linguistics. His research focuses on historical Romance linguistics, particularly phonological change, morpho-syntax, and corpus development. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has held positions at ENS de Lyon and as a British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford. Research interests center on: Diachronic evolution of French, Occitan, and Italian Prosodic changes and phonological annotation Lexical and morpho-syntactic aspects of motion events Historical corpus development with multi-layer annotation Publications demonstrate consistent focus on: Historical phonology and orthographic systems Syntactic change in medieval Gallo-Romance languages Corpus linguistics methodologies Computational approaches to historical texts Awards include the British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Current research involves leading a DFG-funded project examining motion events in French and Italian through lexical and syntactic change analysis. Developed the Old Gallo-Romance Corpus (OGR) with specialized phonological and metrical annotation layers.

Guillaume Thomasمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Semantics
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Guillaume Thomas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the study of meaning (semantics and pragmatics) in relation to morphosyntactic structures, particularly in Mbyá Guaraní, a Tupí-Guaraní language spoken in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. He combines corpus linguistics and digital methods with fieldwork, developing resources like dependency treebanks and morphological analyzers. His work includes language documentation projects, such as the National Inventory of the Cultural Heritage of the Guaranis in Brazil, which involved community-based documentation of oral traditions. His research interests also encompass usage-based approaches, probabilistic models in language analysis, and the interface between semantics and syntax. Education: PhD in Linguistics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Research Interests: Cross-linguistic semantics and pragmatics Morphosyntax and its interface with meaning Language documentation and digital linguistics Corpus-based methods and computational tools for endangered languages Funding: Supported by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Connaught Fund. His work integrates theoretical linguistics with practical applications in language preservation and computational modeling. Labs/Teams: He collaborates with the Indigenous Museum of Rio de Janeiro on documentation projects and contributes to the Universal Dependencies project for syntactic annotation.

Marlyse Baptistaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Creole Languages
• Syntax
• Language Contact
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Marlyse Baptista is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA). Her research focuses on creole languages, particularly Cape Verdean Creole, exploring morpho-syntax, language contact, sociolinguistics, and documentation. She has made significant contributions to creole studies through fieldwork in Cape Verde, examining language variation and historical roots. Baptista is a Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America (2016), recognizing her distinguished contributions. She has advised numerous students at the University of Georgia and the University of Michigan, mentoring work on syntax, language contact, and creole formation. Her fieldwork across Cape Verde’s nine islands has produced a comprehensive corpus of natural speech data, advancing creole documentation and advocacy for its official status. Collaborations include the Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures and interdisciplinary projects linking genetics with language origins. Baptista’s research bridges theoretical linguistics and sociopolitical activism, promoting creole languages in education and cultural preservation. Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics from Harvard University, postdoctoral work at MIT, and academic roles at the University of Georgia (1998–2007) before joining the University of Michigan in 2007. She co-founded the Cape Verdean Creole Institute and led literacy workshops to advance creole’s role in education. Key Research Areas: Creole syntax, language contact, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics. She uses generative syntax and typological frameworks to analyze creole systems while advocating for creole languages’ institutional recognition.

Alec Marantzمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Neurolinguistics
• Morphology
• Syntax
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Alec Marantz is a Silver Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at New York University's College of Arts & Science. He joined NYU in 2006 from MIT, where he served as Department Head and Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor. As Chair of NYU's Linguistics Department (2007–2013), he co-founded the Distributed Morphology theory. His research bridges linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience, focusing on morphology, syntax, and neurolinguistics. His work uses MEG neuroimaging to study how language is processed in the brain, emphasizing cross-linguistic studies (e.g., Arabic, Hindi). He directs the Neuroscience of Language Lab (NeLLab), exploring neural correlates of linguistic structure and computations. Marantz's research highlights language universals and the brain's mechanisms for processing complex linguistic structures. His key contributions include pioneering the 'full decomposition' model of morphological complexity and advancing MEG methods for studying language. NeLLab's Abu Dhabi branch focuses on understudied languages like Arabic, enhancing cross-linguistic understanding. Marantz's work integrates theoretical linguistics with empirical neuroimaging, addressing how syntax and morphology are represented neurally. His research spans topics such as word structure, predictive processing, and the neural basis of language acquisition. Marantz has advised numerous researchers and contributed to interdisciplinary collaborations. His labs investigate language processing across modalities (speech production, listening, reading), emphasizing both cognitive and neural mechanisms. Recent studies explore how the brain predicts linguistic structure and handles ambiguity. While no formal awards are listed, his global influence and foundational work in neurolinguistics are widely recognized. Future directions include expanding cross-linguistic studies and refining MEG techniques to map language-specific neural signatures. His work continues to bridge generative linguistics with empirical neuroscience, offering insights into the biological foundations of language.

Richard S Kayneمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Theoretical Syntax
• Comparative Syntax
• French Syntax
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Richard S. Kayne is a Silver Professor and Professor of Linguistics at New York University's Department of Linguistics, part of the College of Arts & Science. His research focuses on theoretical syntax, comparative syntax, and Romance languages (French/Italian). He has held editorial roles for Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax since 1989 and chaired the AAAS Linguistics Section (1994–1995). He has been honored with three honorary doctorates from Leiden (1995), Bucharest (2011), and Venice (2015). His work examines syntactic structures through micro-comparative approaches, exploring phenomena like expletive constructions, clitic doubling, and suppletion patterns. Notable contributions include the Antisymmetry of Syntax theory and analyses of hyper-complex inversion in French. Recent publications (2020–2024) address silent elements in syntax, polarity items, and morphological-phonological interfaces. His research integrates formal syntax with empirical data from Romance languages, emphasizing parameter theory and cross-linguistic generalizations. Grants and advising roles are not explicitly detailed in the provided materials, though his extensive publications suggest impactful mentorship in syntax. He is affiliated with NYU's Linguistics Department and contributes to the broader linguistic community through editorial work and international collaborations.

Hüseyin YUSUFمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Arabic Language
• Translation Studies
• Historical Linguistics
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Dr. Hüseyin YUSUF is a Lecturer in the Department of Translation and Interpreting (Arabic) at 29 Mayis University. He holds a PhD in Arabic Language from Al-Azhar University (2013), following a Master's (2010) and Bachelor's (2005) from the same institution. His academic career includes roles as assistant professor (2014), researcher/supervisor for the Doha Historical Dictionary (2017), and supervisor of Arabic preparatory students in Jordan (2019). Education: B.A. in Arabic Language, Al-Azhar University (2005) M.A. in Arabic Language (2010) Ph.D. in Arabic Language (2013) His research focuses on Arabic grammar, historical lexicography, Quranic exegesis, and comparative analysis of classical texts. He has published extensively on topics including Prophetic Sunnah's linguistic influence, morphological irregularities in poetry, and grammatical mediation theories. His work with the Doha Historical Dictionary highlights his expertise in lexical evolution and historical semantics. Scientific awards and grants are not explicitly mentioned in available records. His publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on analyzing classical Arabic grammar through Quranic recitation variations, poetic structures, and historical dictionaries, with particular attention to particles like 'illa' (except) and syntactic mediation between opposites.

Chinmay Dharurkarمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Sanskrit Grammar
• Comparative Linguistic theory
• Philosophy of Linguistics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Chinmay Dharurkar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He holds a Ph.D. from IIT Bombay (2018) and specializes in Sanskrit Grammar, Comparative Linguistic theory, and Philosophy of Linguistics. His academic journey includes positions at United International College, Zhuhai (2021-2022) and Central University of Kerala (2013-2020). Education: Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, 2018 Dr. Dharurkar's research spans multiple dimensions of linguistic studies with a particular focus on Indian languages. His work bridges classical Indian linguistic traditions with contemporary theoretical frameworks, examining how ancient linguistic thought informs modern linguistic theory. He has made significant contributions to understanding metrical structures in Sanskrit epics, code-mixing phenomena in Indian languages, and the philosophical underpinnings of linguistic analysis. His research demonstrates deep engagement with both traditional Indian linguistic scholarship and modern linguistic frameworks. His publications reveal a consistent focus on the intersection of classical Indian linguistic traditions with contemporary linguistic theory. Dr. Dharurkar has explored metrical structures in Sanskrit epics, code-mixing of English in Indian languages, Nyaya morpho-syntactic analysis, and linguistic studies of quantifiers. His work demonstrates a unique ability to connect traditional Indian linguistic scholarship with modern linguistic frameworks, making him a significant contributor to the field of Indian linguistics. Scientific Awards: UGC-NET JRF in Linguistics (2010) IIT Bombay's Excellence in Thesis Work for PhD thesis (2018) Prof. Yashwant Sumant Memorial Young Research Inspiration Award (2020) Dr. Dharurkar has been actively involved in academic mentorship and research guidance. His professional experience includes teaching and research positions at multiple institutions, contributing to the development of linguistics education in India. He has successfully navigated both traditional academic settings and international collaborations, including a position at United International College in China (though physical relocation was prevented by the pandemic). His academic work represents a valuable bridge between classical Indian linguistic traditions and contemporary linguistic theory, contributing significantly to the understanding of language structure, history, and philosophy in the Indian context.

Brendan S. Gillonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Semantics
• Pragmatics
• Formal Methods in Linguistics
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Brendan S. Gillon is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at McGill University, Montreal. His research focuses on semantics, pragmatics, and formal methods in linguistics, with notable contributions to the study of classical Indian logic and Sanskrit grammar. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from MIT (1984) and has taught at MIT, University of Alberta, University of Toronto, and McGill since 1991. His work bridges linguistics and philosophy, addressing topics like the semantics of noun phrases, context sensitivity, and cross-cultural language studies. Education: PhD in Philosophy (MIT, 1984), MA in East Asian Studies (University of Michigan, 1975), MA in Sanskrit/Indian Studies (University of Toronto, 1979) Fellowships: Senior Research Fellow at American Institute of Indian Studies (1986-1987), Numata Fellow at Ryokoku University (2006) Research interests include the semantics-pragmatics distinction, mass-count noun distinctions, and formal methods applied to syntax and semantics. Collaborations include projects on lexical semantics and brain-language interactions. He has advised numerous PhD students on topics ranging from comparative linguistics to historical theories of language. Publications span over 50 articles and edited volumes, including Semantics: A Reader (Oxford UP, 2004) and works on Dharmakīrti’s logic and classical Sanskrit grammar. His lectures have been delivered globally, emphasizing interdisciplinary connections between linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive science.

• Historical Linguistics
• Chinese Syntax
• Morpho-Syntax
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Barbara Meisterernst is an Honorary Professor at the Institute of Linguistics, National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, specializing in Chinese historical syntax, morpho-syntax, syntax-semantic interfaces, and Buddhist Chinese linguistics. Her academic career spans prestigious institutions including Humboldt-University Berlin and the University of Ghent. Habilitation, University of Hamburg (2012) PhD in Chinese Studies, Münsterische Sinologische Mitteilungen (1998) MA in Chinese Studies, German and Linguistics (1992) Her research focuses on diachronic evolution of Chinese grammar, particularly tense-aspect-modality systems from Classical to Medieval Chinese. Key contributions include analyses of modal expressions, negation cycles, and syntactic changes in Buddhist Chinese texts. She employs formal syntactic frameworks to examine historical developments while integrating semantic and pragmatic dimensions. Her publications reveal strong trends in modality research (25% of output), diachronic syntax (30%), and Buddhist Chinese linguistics (15%). Recent work increasingly examines cross-linguistic comparisons with Vietnamese and Sogdian, reflecting broader typological interests. Methodologically, she combines corpus-based analysis with theoretical syntax to reconstruct historical grammatical systems. Meisterernst has presented at over 50 international conferences including IACL, EACL, and specialized workshops across Asia, Europe, and North America. Her extensive fieldwork includes collaborations with Academia Sinica, Tsing Hua University, and the International Dunhuang Project. She leads major research projects on pre-Tang Chinese verb phrase development and Silk Road linguistic interactions, securing continuous funding for collaborative work between European and Asian institutions since 2010.