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Hi and welcome to my website! My name is Aleksandra Belkind (Александра Белькинд [ɐlʲɪkˈsandrə ˈbʲelʲkʲɪnt]). I am a linguist specializing in minimalist syntax. My main research interests are argument structure and variation in case marking, especially in applicative and causative constructions, as well as the general theory of Case. I am also interested in prosody-driven postsyntactic movement, short A- and A'-scrambling and (object) agreement.

My thesis called "Inherent Case Features and Case Assignment in Double Object Constructions in Kazym Khanty" can be found here. It is written under supervision by Maria Kouneli and Gereon Müller.

Since 2019, I do fieldwork on Kazym dialect of Nothern Khanty (also known as Kazym Ostyak), a Uralic language, spoken in North-West Siberia. 

Another area of my interests is the history of Germanic languages, in particlural, Middle and Early New High German and its dialects.

Before coming into theoretical linguistics, I studied German philology, with focus on a German mysticism tradition in the 13th century. I also worked as a bibliographer at the department of rare books and manuscripts at the University library of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Here, you can find my full CV.