Linguistic structures and syntax form the cornerstone of our understanding of human language, delineating the formal rules that govern sentence formation and meaning. This area of research ...

We break down what roles different types of words and phrases play within a sentence. There are many theories of syntax and different ways to represent grammatical structures, but one of the simplest ...

If there’s one thing you can be sure of, it’s that English Syntax can definitely get interesting. Syntax is the branch of linguistics that deals with sentences and their structures. In case you’re ...

Syntactic researchers in the Department ask how syntactic patterns are shaped by and shape communicative practice, focusing on construction-based grammatical explanation, the origins of grammatical ...

Our M.A. is a flexible program of study that provides training in linguistics and/or cognitive science. Students may propose a customized program of advanced study that combines elements from either ...

Han, Chung-hye and Keir Moulton 2024. C-command in the Processing of Korean 3rd Person Caki. Journal of Cognitive Science, 25:4, 523-552. DOI: 10.17791/jcs.2024.25.4 ...

Human language is not a list of millions of sentences which people just have to pick from whenever they speak! Rather, we choose the words we need to put together to express concepts and ideas. There ...

Cognitive linguistics is a modern school of linguistic thought that originally began to emerge in the 1970s due to dissatisfaction with formal approaches to language. As I explain in my book, ...

Are you now intrigued by the world of syntax? Want to find out more about the topics you have merely touched upon? Then you’ve found the right place! Here you’ll find a list of really great websites, ...

The Ph.D. program in linguistics was established at the University of Delaware in 1985. Its mission is to provide students with the intellectual ability to understand, create, integrate and apply ...