Research

Here's some of what we're working on; check our our lab github and OSF for data and scripts!

Constituent order flexibility

How does constituent order vary across languages? What role does language contact play?

See also: Namboodiripad et al. (2020) CUNY, Kramer & Namboodiripad (2020) LSA, Namboodiripad (2019), Kramer (2020) SLE, Namboodiripad (2020) SLE

Subjective categorization of language boundaries

What types of information do speakers use when they categorize words, sounds, and patterns as belonging to a particular language? How does this affect language change?

See also: Namboodiripad (2021),  Namboodiripad (2020) (f)asal, Namboodiripad & Lepic (2018) ICCG

Oral History of Minnesota Malayalees

How have language maintenance practices and attitudes changed in the Minnesota Malayalee community? How does this affect patterns of language mixing?

See also: Namboodiripad (2019) ICL, Namboodiripad (2021) LSA

Harassment and bias in Linguistics

How has harassment and bias differentially shaped the experiences of linguists and language researchers? How can we work together to make a better field?

See also: linguistsurvey.com, Namboodiripad, Hou, & Occhino (2019) LSA [video], Hou, et al. (2018) AAA

Variation in adjunct islands

What drives variation in adjunct islands, within and across languages? What is the role of discourse structure in this variation?

See also: Namboodiripad et al. (2022) CogSci, Namboodiripad (2019) LSA, Namboodiripad & Goodall (2014) CUNY

Mathew Kramer and Yourdanis Sedarous test out our portable pupilometry setup in the lab

Mathew Kramer at the 2020 LSA Annual meeting