Sandhya Sundaresan
I am an Assistant Professor & the Anandavalli & Dr. G. Swaminathan Endowed Research Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Stony Brook University.
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My research program explores two broad questions:
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For a given grammatical phenomenon, what is the nature of interaction and division of labor between syntax and its interfaces with morphology and semantics, within a modular grammar?
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What can dialectal and crosslinguistic variation tell us about how a given phenomenon should be syntactically modelled?
At a glance
Research
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Under review. On the grammar of allocutivity and indexical shift (with Thomas McFadden).
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Edited volume (To Appear). Glossa: The Grammar of Agree(ment) and Reference (with Hedde Zeijlstra).
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Handbook article (in prep): "Perspectival anaphora in Dravidian". Oxford Handbook of Dravidian Languages.
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Monograph (in prep). The Syntax of Perspectival Anaphora, Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics, OUP.
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Monograph (in prep). A new theory of indexical shift.
Teaching (Fall 2023, Office hours: T/Th 10.30-12.00 pm):
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LIN 431 (TTh: 8.30-9.50am): Structure of an uncommonly taught language (Malayalam), co-taught with Thomas McFadden
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LIN 625 (MW: 2.30-3.50pm): Semantics I (grad intro. semantics)
Syntax weekly reading group (SynFL!):
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Mondays 1:10-2:10pm: Department library.
Upcoming presentations & guest teaching:
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January 4-7, 2024. Strong vs. weak indexicals: implications for indexical shift. LSA Annual Meeting. New York.
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January 26-27, 2024. Perspectival possessor agreement in Finnish (with Elsi Kaiser). NELS 54. MIT.
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Feb. 19, 2024. Deriving assimilation & dissimilation in a Minimalist syntax: phi vs. case. Morphology Circle. Penn State University, PA. (invited)
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March 6, 2024. Agree & Disagree: Deriving assimilation & dissimilation in a Minimalist syntax. Colloquium Series. Newcastle University, UK. (invited)
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April 9-11, 2024. Locality (LASER) Workshop. University of Goettingen. Germany (invited)
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August 12-16, 2024. 1 week course on Agree(ment), DGFS Summer School. University of Goettingen. Germany. (invited)