Last lab meeting of the year!
We rounded out our fully virtual 2020-2021 year with our last lab meeting! Congratulations to Karen, Claire, Abeer, Amy, Erin, Nate, and Joy, who are going on to do great … Read More
Kristen Syrett
Senior RA post-bac plans
We know our RAs are pretty fantastic, and these post-bac plans from current and former senior RAs highlight just how fantastic they are! Seta Kelly: Seton Hall M.S. program in … Read More
Senior thesis defenses and awards
We are pleased to announce that THREE of our Research Assistants in the lab completed a senior honors thesis, advised by Dr. Syrett. This designates them all as University Paul … Read More
Dr. Syrett gives invited talk at Adjective workshop
Dr. Syrett was an invited speaker at the “Children Learning Adjectives” workshop organized by the Leeds Child Development Unit at the University of Leeds (UK). The format of the workshop … Read More
Dr. Syrett awarded NSF grant
Dr. Syrett and her collaborator Dr. Athulya Aravind from MIT have been awarded a 3-year NSF grant for their work on gradability in the adjectival and nominal domains! Context dependence … Read More
Morgan Moyer successfully defends her dissertation!
On Monday, July 20, Morgan Moyer successfully defended her dissertation, “The question of questions: Resolving (non-)exhaustivity in wh-questions.” Congratulations, Morgan! We’re so proud of you! And good luck with your … Read More
Vera Gor successfully defends her dissertation!
On Wednesday, June 3, Vera Gor successfully defended her dissertation, entitled, “Experimental investigations of Principle C at the Syntax-Pragmatics Interface.” (Click here for abstract.) Vera (soon to be officially Dr. … Read More
Our last lab meeting of 2019-2020!
I love my LDLS research team! We may have been in self isolation, but we found a way to come together. This is the most amazing, hard working, supportive group … Read More
Ilana, Kat, and Talia defend their senior honors thesis work!
The thesis defenses may have been virtual, but these amazing women pulled it off in style! We are so proud of Kathryn Slusarczyk, Ilana Torres, and Talia Lang for successfully … Read More
LDLS goes virtual
We may be socially distancing and quarantined during a global pandemic, but we still find a way to have lab meeting and keep the research going and support each other! … Read More