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Linguistic Theory

Our research group explores linguistic theory across many different areas within the discipline.

The linguistic theory research group brings researchers together in phonetics, phonology, (morpho)syntax, and the lexicon. Our research also explores:

  • cross-linguistic variation
  • the architecture of the language faculty
  • language's place in human cognition
  • the philosophy of language and linguistics

We take both generative and post-generative perspectives using introspective and acceptability judgement methods alongside data and tools from language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and the experimental cognitive sciences.

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Staff

Professor Karen Corrigan

Director of Research in Linguistics

Emeritus Professor Anders Holmberg

Professor in Theoretical Linguistics.

Dr Geoffrey Poole

Senior Lecturer in Linguistics.

Dr Rory Turnbull

Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology.

Dr William van der Wurff

Senior Lecturer in Linguistics.

Dr Rebecca Woods

Senior Lecturer in Language and Cognition.

Professor Michelle Sheehan

Professor of Linguistics.

Dr Gabriel Martinez Vera

Lecturer in Pragmatics.

Dr Niamh Kelly

Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology.

Dr Emma Nguyen

Lecturer in Child Language Acquisition.

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