Presentations
A scientist is happy, not in resting on his attainments,
but in the steady acquisition of fresh knowledge.
— Max Plank
A scientist is happy, not in resting on his attainments,
but in the steady acquisition of fresh knowledge.
— Max Plank
Schökler, Thomas and Shoichi Takahashi. Upcoming. Was Für-Split in Sluicing: Yet Another 'Merchant's Wrinkle' Ironed Out. The Vienna Conference on Word Order, Headedness and Linearization. University of Vienna, Austria, July 1-3.
Schökler, Thomas and Shoichi Takahashi. 2026. Elements of Was Für-Split. The 48th Generative Linguistics in the Old World. Università di Siena, Italy, April 21-23. [poster presentation]
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2025. What Prepositional Object Gaps Tell Us about Merge and Linearization. The 47th Generative Linguistics in the Old World. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany, March 25-27.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2020. Agreement Insulators and Quantifier Float. The 38th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics. The University of British Columbia, Canada, March 6-8. [poster presentation, not physically attended, due to COVID-19 concerns]
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2019. Descending Extraposition: A Study of Merge and Locality. Symposium “Semantic and Phonetic Interpretation across Phases: Studies on Linguistic Interfaces on the Basis of Phase Theory” at the 37th National Conference of the English Linguistic Society of Japan. Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan, November 9-10. [invited talk]
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2018. Stranding in Disguise and Locality. Given!: A Workshop to Celebrate the Life and Work of Michael Rochemont. The University of British Columbia, Canada, December 5-6.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2017. Lethal Restrictors: Remedies and Ramifications. Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics 14. University of Tsukuba, Japan, November 13-15. [invited talk]
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2017. An Identity of Vacuities. Biolinguistic Conference on Interface Asymmetries. New York University, November 10-12.
Takahashi, Shoichi and Akane Ohtaka. 2016. A Lacuna in Adjunct Extraposition. North East Linguistic Society 47. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, October 14-16. [poster presentation]
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2012. Asymmetries in Movement and a Theory of Merger. The 13th Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics. Keio University, Japan, March 9-10. [invited talk]
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2011. The Composition and Interpretation of Tough Movement. The 34th Generative Linguistics in the Old World. University of Vienna, Austria, April 28-30. [poster presentation]
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2011. Anatomy of Tough Movement. The 29th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics. University of Arizona, April 22-24.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2010. The Syntax of the Comparative Complement and Its Implications for the Semantics of the Degree Operator. Symposium “Aspects of Measurement” at the 28th National Conference of the English Linguistic Society of Japan. Nihon University, Japan, November 13-14. [invited talk]
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2009. The Hidden Side of Clausal Complements. The 32nd Generative Linguistics in the Old World. University of Nantes, France, April 15-18.
Bhatt, Rajesh and Shoichi Takahashi. 2008. When to Reduce and When Not to: Crosslinguistic Variation in Phrasal Comparatives. The 31st Generative Linguistics in the Old World. Newcastle University, United Kingdom, March 26-28.
Takahashi, Shoichi and Sarah Hulsey. 2007. Wholesale Late Merger. North East Linguistic Society 38. University of Ottawa, Canada, October 26-28.
Bhatt, Rajesh and Shoichi Takahashi. 2007. Direct Comparisons: Resurrecting the Direct Analysis of Phrasal Comparatives. Semantics and Linguistic Theory 17. University of Connecticut, May 11-13.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2007. Variable Binding in Temporal Adverbial Clauses: Evidence from Ellipsis. The 26th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics. University of California, Berkeley, April 27-29.
Bhatt, Rajesh and Shoichi Takahashi. 2007. Systematic Ambiguity: Pinkham’s Contrast and Phrasal Comparatives. The 30th Generative Linguistics in the Old World. University of Tromsø, Norway, April 12-14.
Takahashi, Shoichi and Danny Fox. 2005. MaxElide and the Re-binding Problem: Potential Evidence for a Derivational Theory of Deletion. The 28th Generative Linguistics in the Old World. University of Geneva, Switzerland, March 31-April 2.
Takahashi, Shoichi and Danny Fox. 2005. MaxElide and the Re-binding Problem. Semantics and Linguistic Theory 15. UCLA, March 25-27.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2004. Dimensions of Focus Effects in Ellipsis. Student Workshop “Dimensions of Focus” at the 22nd National Conference of the English Linguistic Society of Japan. Dokkyo University, Japan, November 13-14.
Takahashi, Shoichi and Martina Gračanin-Yuksek. 2004. Morphosyntax of Movement Dependencies in Haitian Creole. North East Linguistic Society 35. University of Connecticut, October 22-24.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2003. Pseudogapping and Cyclic Linearization. North East Linguistic Society 34. Stony Brook University, November 7-9.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2003. Pseudogapping: The View from Scandinavian Languages. Comparative Germanic Syntax Workshop 18. University of Durham, United Kingdom, September 18-20.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2002. Introducing the Multiple Scope Generalization. Student Workshop “Quantifier Construal” at the 20th National Conference of the English Linguistic Society of Japan. Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan, November 15-17.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2002. More Than Two Quantifiers. North East Linguistic Society 33. MIT, November 8-10.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2002. Interpreting Chains: The PBC, Anaphor and Frozen Scope. The 3rd Generative Linguistics in the Old World in Asia. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, January 4-7.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2001. Movement, Reconstruction and the PBC. The 3rd Formal Approaches to Japanese Linguistics Conference. MIT, May 18-20. [alternate paper]
Kasai, Hironobu and Shoichi Takahashi. 2001. Coordination in Japanese. The 3rd Formal Approaches to Japanese Linguistics Conference. MIT, May 18-20.
Kasai, Hironobu and Shoichi Takahashi. 2001. Coordination without Coordinator. The 2nd Annual Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics. Keio University, Japan, March 16-17.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2001. Movement and Interpretation. Motivating Movement. University of Ulster at Jordanstown, United Kingdom, January 26-28.
Stjepanović, Sandra and Shoichi Takahashi. 2001. Eliminating the Phase Impenetrability Condition. Motivating Movement. University of Ulster at Jordanstown, United Kingdom, January 26-28.
Kasai, Hironobu and Shoichi Takahashi. 2000. Where is Subjacency? The 18th National Conference of the English Linguistic Society of Japan. Konan University, Japan, November 18-19.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2000. Multiplicity and Feature Absorption. A Joint MIT and Harvard Student Conference on Language Research. Harvard University and MIT, August 30-31.
Kasai, Hironobu and Shoichi Takahashi. 2000. An ATB Approach to Gapping. The 2000 International Workshop on Generative Grammar. Hansung University, Korea, July 6-7.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 1999. Null Operator and Locative Inversion. The 17th National Conference of the English Linguistic Society of Japan. Seikei University, Japan, November 6-7.
Nakamura, Michiko, Edson T. Miyamoto, and Shoichi Takahashi. 2004. Word-order and Prosody in the Attachment of Relative Clauses in Japanese. The 17th Annual CUNY Human Sentence Processing Conference. University of Maryland, March 25-27. [poster presentation]
Nakamura, Michiko, Edson T. Miyamoto, and Shoichi Takahashi. 2004. The Influence of Word-order and Prosody in the Comprehension of Ambiguous Relative Clauses in Japanese. The 5th Annual Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics. Keio University, Japan, March 12-13.
Miyamoto, Edson T., Michiko Nakamura, and Shoichi Takahashi. 2003. Processing of Relative Clauses in Japanese with Two Attachment Sites. North East Linguistic Society 34. Stony Brook University, November 7-9. [poster presentation]
Miyamoto, Edson T. and Shoichi Takahashi. 2002. Typing Mismatch Effects in the Processing of Subject Wh-phrases in Japanese. The 15th Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing. City University of New York, March 21-23.
Miyamoto, Edson T. and Shoichi Takahashi. 2002. Filler-gap Dependencies in the Processing of Scrambling in Japanese. The 3rd Generative Linguistics in the Old World in Asia. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, January 4-7.
Miyamoto, Edson T. and Shoichi Takahashi. 2001. Filler-gap Dependencies in Non-canonical Word Orders in Japanese. The 7th Annual Conferences on Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing. Saarbrücken, Germany, September 20-22.
Miyamoto, Edson T. and Shoichi Takahashi. 2001. Antecedent Reactivation in the Processing of Scrambling in Japanese. MIT and Harvard University Annual Student Conference on Language Study. MIT and Harvard University, September 8-9.
Miyamoto, Edson T. and Shoichi Takahashi. 2001. A Filled-Gap Effect without Gaps in Japanese. The 14th Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing. University of Pennsylvania, March 15-17.
Miyamoto, Edson T. and Shoichi Takahashi. 2000. The Processing of Wh-phrases and Interrogative Complementizers in Japanese. The 10th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference. UCLA, October 13-15.
Miyamoto, Edson T. and Shoichi Takahashi. 2000. The Processing of Empty Categories in Japanese Scrambling. The 13th Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing. University of California, San Diego, March 30-April 1. [poster presentation]
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2019. Merge, Order, and the Syntax of Extraposition. Syntax Workshop. Seinan Gakuin University, Japan, August 27.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2019. Locality and Order: The Case of Extraposition. Tsing Hua Workshop on the Syntax-Semantics Interface. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, May 3.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2019. Ways of Salvation: A Study of the A/A’-distinction. Colloquium. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, May 1.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2019. Pronouns, Determiners, and the Typology of Movement. Keio University, Japan, January 20.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2018. Apparent Null Pronouns in English: Causes and Consequences. Linguistic Workshop. Fukuoka University, Japan, March 22.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2017. Lethal Obliteration. Linguistic Workshop. Fukuoka University, Japan, August 10.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2012. Anatomy of Clausal Complementation. The 12th Fukuoka Linguistic Colloquium. Fukuoka University, Japan, March 16.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2012. The Invisible Side of Clausal Complementation. The Tokyo Conference on Psycholinguistics Seminar. Keio University, Japan, March 11.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2011. Anatomy of Tough Movement. The 3rd Tsing Hua Workshop on Theoretical Linguistics. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, June 23.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2011. Traces or Copies, or Both. National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan, June 20.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2010. The Composition and Interpretation of Traces. Sendai Area Circle of Linguistics. Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan, October 23.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2010. On the Nature of Clausal Complements and the Theory of Movement. The Workshop on the Interface between Syntax and Pragmatics/Semantics. Kanda University of International Studies, Japan, September 11-12.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2009. Wholesale Late Merger. Yokohama National University 2nd International Workshop on Chains in Minimalism. Yokohama National University, Japan, August 3.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2009. Reduced and Unreduced Phrasal Comparatives. Harvard University, March 12.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2007. Direct Comparisons: Resurrecting the Direct Analysis of Phrasal Comparatives. Center for Language Sciences Colloquium. Kanda University of International Studies, Japan, August 2.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2007. Direct Comparisons: Resurrecting the Direct Analysis of Phrasal Comparatives. Linguistics Colloquium. Fukuoka University, Japan, July 22.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2007. Wholesale Late Merger. Fukuoka Linguistic Circle. Kyushu University, Japan, July 21.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2006. Dimensions of (Late) Merge. Linguistics Colloquium. Keio University, Japan, July 24.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2006. Scope Shift: Its Mechanism and Constraints. Linguistics Colloquium. Keio University, Japan, July 24.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2004. Morphosyntax of Movement Dependencies in Haitian Creole. Center for Language Sciences Colloquium. Kanda University of International Studies, Japan, November 18.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2004. Dimensions of Scope Shifting Operations. Tohoku University, Japan, November 16.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2004. Dimensions of Scope Shifting Operations. CUNY Syntax Supper. City University of New York, November 9.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2004. Pseudogapping and Cyclic Linearization. Center for Language Sciences Colloquium. Kanda University International Studies, Japan, January 21.
Takahashi, Shoichi. 2002. Scope Freezing Puzzles. Center for Language Sciences Colloquium. Kanda University of International Studies, Japan, January 11.