Linguistics isn’t just about grammar rules—it’s about uncovering how humans create, interpret, and share meaning. From the subtle shifts in word meanings over time to surprising universal speech ...

The study of language semantics and syntax explores the intricate relationship between meaning and grammatical structure. Contemporary research has increasingly focused on how semantic content is ...

Pragmatics, the study of language in context, extends beyond the literal meanings of words to include the subtle inferences that speakers and listeners routinely make. A central phenomenon in this ...

Barbara Fox received her PhD in Linguistics from UCLA in 1984. Her research explores the mutual shaping relationship between grammar and usage, especially within face-to-face interaction. Her work ...

After earlier careers in English language teaching in North Africa and construction work in the USA, I moved into academic linguistics via a PhD on the semantics of modality followed by 10 years as a ...

My work uses the tools of logic to analyze the grammatical representations of meaning within the language faculty. The spirit of this work follows the semantic projects laid out by generative ...

I joined DMU in 2015 and am a VC2020 senior lecturer in English Language. My research interests are pragmatics and philosophy of language, specifically the nature of word meanings and concepts, and ...

The Early Circles program at CU Boulder offers information and coaching to families with children with Down syndrome. During the summer of 2016, I participated in the Early Circles internship through ...