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I am a PhD candidate in the Ohio State University Linguisitcs Department where I research morphology. My focus is the morphology-semantics interface(s) in abstractive, Word-and-Paradigm-style systems. I integrate two methodologies, formal modeling, using logic, and elicitation-based fieldwork.
My dissertation research studies the properties of Wao Terero lexical suffix constructions. Wao Terero is a linguistic isolate spoken by an unknown number of speakers in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Lexical suffixes are suffixes that have concrete, noun-like meanings. They contribute to noun-noun compound-like meanings in nominal constructions and function as classifiers when used with other parts of speech. In addition to describing the system, my goal is to explore how the interface between lexical semantics, dynamics semantics and morphological forms functions.
In addition to my current work. I have also worked with languages in the Algonquian and Quechuan families. I have had a long involvement with the digital humanities, contributing technical skills to a number of documentation projects that have resulted in valuable resources for both researchers and the communities involved. Lately I have been working with a team that seeks to create tools for linguistic description and annotation that utilize NLP and machine learning techniques.