RESEARCH INTERESTS

My main research interests include generative syntax (in particular, of Russian and Hebrew), morphosyntax, and syntax-semantics interface. I am most interested in the structure and interpretation of noun phrases, as well as in their interaction with the larger structure of the clause (in particular, case and aspect). In addition to Russian and Hebrew, I've also been working on Romance (Italian, French) and Germanic (English, Norwegian) languages.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Syntactic structure and semantic interpretation of nominals (esp. in Russian and Hebrew):

• Types of Indefinites and NPIs in Russian
• Small Nominals (referentiality & and the lack thereof); LBE (Left Branch Extraction) and the structure of noun phrases
• Cardinals (numerals, "vague cardinals" such as many, approximation, case marking with cardinals)
• Ordinal numerals and how they combine with cardinals
• Adjectives: short and long form morphology in Russian, placement of adjectives & order among multiple adjectives, case marking and definiteness in adjectives
• Construct State nominals in Hebrew
• the "N of N" construction in Hebrew (e.g., idiot Sel profesor)
• "Iz varjag v prezidenty": inanimate animates from Old Russian to Modern Russian (with James E. Lavine)

Grammatical Attrition in Immigrant Russian:

• Aspect, case, agreement in Immigrant Russian
• Heritage language teaching and learning

OLD(ER) PROJECTS

• Norwegian Noun Phrase Structure (funded by the Research Council of Norway)
• Syntax and Semantics of Predicative Noun Phrases and Copular Sentences (PhD dissertation research)
• Syntax and Semantics of Negative Polarity; Genitive of Negation in Russian (MA thesis research)
• Non-concatenative morphology in Semitic languages
• Cognate objects in the languages of the world
• Adverbs and adjunction
• Topic and Focus