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
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
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
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
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