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Leonardo Russo Cardona

Romance Linguistics; Italian Linguistics

Hsiaoching Wang

Theoretical/Experimental Linguistics; Chinese Syntax; Second Language Acquisition

Fei Yuan

Evolution of language; Syntax

Theses / dissertations

2024 (No publication date)

Yuan, F., 2024 (No publication date). L2 Representations and Processing of Chinese Nominal Phrases by Speakers of Classifier and Non-Classifier Languages
Doi: http://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.109444

Xusong Ma

Comparative Syntax; Second Language Acquisition; Bilingualism; Language and Cognition; Language Communication and Comprehension; Language Change and Diversity; Language Learning across the Lifespan; Multilingualism; Cambridge English; Human Language Technologies

Samantha Sie

Second Language Acquisition; multilingualism; syntax

Theses / dissertations

2023 (No publication date)

Sie, S., 2023 (No publication date). Investigating the role of an indigenised variety of English in the acquisitional and sociolinguistic contexts of the Malaysian ecology
Doi: http://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.96583

Kim Groothuis

Comparative syntax; diachronic syntax; Italian dialectology; Romance philology; historical linguistics

Theses / dissertations

2015

Groothuis, K. and others, , 2015. The inflected infinitive in Romance

Professor Ianthi Maria Tsimpli

Bilingualism and multilingualism; first and second language acquisition; psycholinguistics; language impairment

Journal articles

2024 (Published online)

Cairncross, A., Vogelzang, M. and Tsimpli, I., 2024 (Published online). Evaluating the Pseudorelative-First Hypothesis: Evidence from self-paced reading and persistence effects Glossa Psycholinguistics, v. 3
Doi: 10.5070/g6011225

2024

Vogelzang, M., Tsimpli, IM., Balasubramanian, A., Panda, M., Alladi, S., Reddy, A., Mukhopadhyay, L., Treffers-Daller, J. and Marinis, T., 2024. Effects of Mother Tongue Education and Multilingualism on Reading Skills in the Regional Language and English in India TESOL Quarterly,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3326

Kaltsa, M., Prentza, A., Prela, L. and Tsimpli, IM., 2024. The interplay of lexical and grammatical development in Greek-Albanian bilingual children: evidence from the majority and the heritage language International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, v. 27
Doi: 10.1080/13670050.2024.2359408

Sileo, RB., Cilibrasi, L., Heine, J. and Tsimpli, IM., 2024. The role of aspect on anaphora resolution in English as a first and second language Journal of the European Second Language Association, v. 8
Doi: 10.22599/jesla.121

Tsoukala, A., Vogelzang, M. and Tsimpli, IM., 2024. Individual differences in L1 and L2 anaphora resolution: effects of implicit prosodic cues and working memory Applied Psycholinguistics,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716424000316

2023

Bosch, JE., Tsimpli, IM. and Guasti, MT., 2023. How English-Medium Instruction affects language and learning outcomes of children in the Maldives Journal of English-Medium Instruction, v. 2
Doi: 10.1075/jemi.22001.bos

Wigdorowitz, M., Pérez, AI. and Tsimpli, IM., 2023. High-level listening comprehension in advanced English as a second language: Effects of the first language and inhibitory control Bilingualism, v. 26
Doi: 10.1017/S1366728923000135

Wigdorowitz, M., Pérez, AI. and Tsimpli, IM., 2023. A holistic measure of contextual and individual linguistic diversity International Journal of Multilingualism, v. 20
Doi: 10.1080/14790718.2020.1835921

2022

Andreou, M., Peristeri, E. and Tsimpli, IM., 2022. Reference maintenance in the narratives of Albanian–Greek and Russian–Greek children with Developmental Language Disorder: A study on crosslinguistic effects First Language, v. 42
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/0142723720948312

Pérez, AI., Fotiadou, G. and Tsimpli, I., 2022. Preserved executive control in ageing: The role of literacy experience
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.489913

Tsimpli, IM., 2022. On how linguistically-informed research can further address heterogeneity in bilingualism and autism Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, v. 12
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.21061.tsi

Treffers-Daller, J., Mukhopadhyay, L., Balasubramanian, A., Tamboli, V. and Tsimpli, I., 2022. How Ready Are Indian Primary School Children for English Medium Instruction? An Analysis of the Relationship between the Reading Skills of Low-SES Children, Their Oral Vocabulary and English Input in the Classroom in Government Schools in India Applied Linguistics, v. 43
Doi: 10.1093/applin/amac003

Cilibrasi, L., Adani, F., Pérez, AI., Schmidt, E., Wigdorowitz, M. and Tsimpli, IM., 2022. The role of number mismatch and exposure in the comprehension of relative clauses in bilingual children Applied Psycholinguistics, v. 43
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716422000078

Wigdorowitz, M., Pérez, AI. and Tsimpli, IM., 2022. Sociolinguistic context matters: Exploring differences in contextual linguistic diversity in South Africa and England International Multilingual Research Journal, v. 16
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/19313152.2022.2069416

Durrleman, S., Peristeri, E. and Tsimpli, IM., 2022. The language-communication divide Evolutionary Linguistic Theory, v. 4
Doi: 10.1075/elt.00037.dur

Peristeri, E., Silleresi, S. and Tsimpli, IM., 2022. Bilingualism effects on cognition in autistic children are not all-or-nothing: The role of socioeconomic status in intellectual skills in bilingual autistic children. Autism, v. 26
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221075097

2021

Baldimtsi, E., Nicolopoulou, A. and Tsimpli, IM., 2021. Cognitive and Affective Aspects of Theory of Mind in Greek-Speaking Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord, v. 51
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04595-0

Buckner, L., Carter, H., Crocombe, D., Kargbo, S., Korre, M., Bhar, S., Bhat, S., Chakraborty, D., Douglas, P., Gupta, M., Maitra-Nag, S., Muhkerjee, S., Saha, A., Rajput-Ray, M., Tsimpli, I. and Ray, S., 2021. 'Bhavishya Shakti: Empowering the Future': establishing and evaluating a pilot community mobile teaching kitchen as an innovative model, training marginalised women to become nutrition champions and culinary health educators in Kolkata, India. BMJ Nutr Prev Health, v. 4
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000181

Chen, X., Alexopoulou, T. and Tsimpli, I., 2021. Automatic extraction of subordinate clauses and its application in second language acquisition research. Behav Res Methods, v. 53
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-020-01456-7

2020

Tsimpli, I., Whitmarsh, T., Giannakidou, A. and Katsikas, S., 2020. Institutional developments in Greek linguistics Journal of Greek Linguistics, v. 19
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/15699846-01902008

2020. CORRECTION. Clin Linguist Phon, v. 34
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2018.1533681

Kaltsa, M., Prentza, A. and Tsimpli, IM., 2020. Input and literacy effects in simultaneous and sequential bilinguals: The performance of Albanian–Greek-speaking children in sentence repetition International Journal of Bilingualism, v. 24
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/1367006918819867

Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, IM., Dardiotis, E. and Tsapkini, K., 2020. Effects of executive attention on sentence processing in aphasia. Aphasiology, v. 34
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2019.1622647

Schmidt, E., Pérez, A., Cilibrasi, L. and Tsimpli, I., 2020. PROSODY FACILITATES MEMORY RECALL IN L1 BUT NOT IN L2 IN HIGHLY PROFICIENT LISTENERS Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v. 42
Doi: 10.1017/s0272263119000433

Tsimpli, IM., Vogelzang, M., Balasubramanian, A., Marinis, T., Alladi, S., Reddy, A. and Panda, M., 2020. Linguistic diversity, multilingualism, and cognitive skills: A study of disadvantaged children in India Languages, v. 5
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3390/languages5010010

Pérez, A., Schmidt, E., Kourtzi, Z. and Tsimpli, I., 2020. Multimodal semantic revision during inferential processing: The role of inhibitory control in text and picture comprehension. Neuropsychologia, v. 138
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107313

Peristeri, E., Baldimtsi, E., Andreou, M. and Tsimpli, IM., 2020. The impact of bilingualism on the narrative ability and the executive functions of children with autism spectrum disorders. J Commun Disord, v. 85
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2020.105999

Andreou, M., Tsimpli, IM., Durrleman, S. and Peristeri, E., 2020. Theory of mind, executive functions, and syntax in bilingual children with autism spectrum disorder Languages, v. 5
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3390/languages5040067

Fotiadou, G., Muñoz, AIP. and Tsimpli, IM., 2020. Anaphora resolution and word-order across adulthood: Ageing effects on online listening comprehension Glossa, v. 5
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/GJGL.997

2019

Mastropavlou, M., Petinou, K., Tsimpli, IM. and Georgiou, AM., 2019. Morphophonology and compensation in Specific Language Impairment: Evidence from Standard Modern Greek and Cypriot Greek. Clin Linguist Phon, v. 33
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2018.1505956

Torregrossa, J., Bongartz, C. and Tsimpli, IM., 2019. Bilingual reference production: A cognitive-computational account Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, v. 9
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.17026.tor

Tsimpli, I., Mukhopadhyay, L., Treffers-Daller, J., Alladi, S., Marinis, T., Panda, M., Balasubramanian, A. and Sinha, P., 2019. Multilingualism and multiliteracy in primary education in India: A discussion of some methodological challenges of an interdisciplinary research project Research in Comparative and International Education, v. 14
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/1745499919828908

Lavidas, N. and Tsimpli, IM., 2019. Object Omission in Contact: Object Clitics and Definite Articles in the West Thracian Greek (Evros) Dialect Journal of Language Contact, v. 12
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/19552629-01201006

Kaltsa, M., Tsimpli, IM. and Argyri, F., 2019. The development of gender assignment and agreement in English-Greek and German-Greek bilingual children LINGUISTIC APPROACHES TO BILINGUALISM, v. 9
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.16033.kal

Cilibrasi, L., Adani, F. and Tsimpli, I., 2019. Reading as a Predictor of Complex Syntax. The Case of Relative Clauses. Front Psychol, v. 10
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01450

Prentza, A., Kaltsa, M., Tsimpli, IM. and Papadopoulou, D., 2019. The acquisition of Greek gender by bilingual children: The effects of lexical knowledge, oral input, literacy and bi/monolingual schooling International Journal of Bilingualism, v. 23
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/1367006917733066

Kaltsa, M., Tsimpli, IM. and Argyri, F., 2019. The development of gender assignment and agreement in english-Greek and German-Greek bilingual children Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, v. 9
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.16033.kal

2018 (Accepted for publication)

Tsimpli, IM., Torregrossa, J. and Bongartz, C., 2018 (Accepted for publication). Bilingual reference production: A cognitive-computational account Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism,

2017 (Accepted for publication)

PERISTERI, E., TSIMPLI, IM., SORACE, A. and TSAPKINI, K., 2017 (Accepted for publication). Language interference and inhibition in early and late successive bilingualism* Bilingualism,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728917000372

Kaltsa, M., Prentza, A., Papadopoulou, D. and Tsimpli, IM., 2017 (Accepted for publication). Language external and language internal factors in the acquisition of gender: the case of Albanian-Greek and English-Greek bilingual children International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2017.1385591

Tsimpli, IM., 2017 (Accepted for publication). Crosslinguistic influence is not necessarily Attrition Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, v. 7
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.00021.tsi

EGGER, E., HULK, A. and TSIMPLI, IM., 2017 (Accepted for publication). Crosslinguistic influence in the discovery of gender: the case of Greek–Dutch bilingual children* Bilingualism,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728917000207

2017

Peristeri, E., Andreou, M. and Tsimpli, IM., 2017. Syntactic and story structure complexity in the narratives of high-and low-language ability children with autism spectrum disorder Frontiers in Psychology, v. 8
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02027

Cunnings, I., Fotiadou, G. and Tsimpli, I., 2017. ANAPHORA RESOLUTION AND REANALYSIS DURING L2 SENTENCE PROCESSING Studies in Second Language Acquisition,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263116000292

Rothou, KM. and Tsimpli, I., 2017. Biliteracy and reading ability in children who learn Greek as a second language International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2017.1386614

Andreou, M. and Tsimpli, I., 2017. Aspectual distinctions in the narratives of bilingual children International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, v. 55
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2017-0111

2016 (Accepted for publication)

Kaltsa, M., Tsimpli, IM., Marinis, T. and Stavrou, M., 2016 (Accepted for publication). Processing Coordinate Subject-Verb Agreement in L1 and L2 Greek. Frontiers in Psychology, v. 7
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00648

2016

Tsimpli, IM., Peristeri, E. and Andreou, M., 2016. Object Clitic production in monolingual and bilingual children with Specific Language Impairment: A comparison between elicited production and narratives Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, v. 7
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.15025.tsi

Łuniewska, M., Haman, E., Armon-Lotem, S., Etenkowski, B., Southwood, F., Anđelković, D., Blom, E., Boerma, T., Chiat, S., de Abreu, PE., Gagarina, N., Gavarró, A., Håkansson, G., Hickey, T., de López, KJ., Marinis, T., Popović, M., Thordardottir, E., Blažienė, A., Sánchez, MC., Dabašinskienė, I., Ege, P., Ehret, I-A., Fritsche, N-A., Gatt, D., Janssen, B., Kambanaros, M., Kapalková, S., Kronqvist, B., Kunnari, S., Levorato, C., Nenonen, O., Fhlannchadha, SN., O'Toole, C., Polišenská, K., Pomiechowska, B., Ringblom, N., Rinker, T., Roch, M., Savić, M., Slančová, D., Tsimpli, IM. and Ünal-Logacev, Ö., 2016. Ratings of age of acquisition of 299 words across 25 languages: Is there a cross-linguistic order of words? Behav Res Methods, v. 48
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-015-0636-6

Tsimpli, IM., Peristeri, E. and Andreou, M., 2016. Narrative production in monolingual and bilingual children with specific language impairment Applied Psycholinguistics, v. 37
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716415000478

Gagarina, N., Klop, D., Tsimpli, IM. and Walters, J., 2016. Narrative abilities in bilingual children Applied Psycholinguistics, v. 37
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716415000399

Tsimpli, I-M., Peristeri, E. and Andreou, M., 2016. Narrative production in monolingual and bilingual children with Specific Language Impairment Applied Psycholinguistics, v. 37
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716415000478

Tsimpli, I-M., Andreou, M., Kaltsa, M. and Kapia, E., 2016. Albanian-Greek bilingual children in Albania and Greece: the effects on mother tongue literacy/education on cognitive abilities Albanohellenica, v. 6

2015

Kaltsa, M., Tsimpli, IM. and Rothman, J., 2015. Exploring the source of differences and similarities in L1 attrition and heritage speaker competence: Evidence from pronominal resolution Lingua, v. 164
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2015.06.002

Blom, E., Schaeffer, J. and Tsimpli, IM., 2015. Reference and referentiality in native and learner grammars Lingua,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2015.01.005

2015. Reference and Referentiality in Native and Learner Grammars [Special Issue] Lingua: International Review of General Linguistics, v. 155

Andreou, M., Knopp, E., Bongartz, C. and Tsimpli, I-M., 2015. Character reference in Greek-German bilingual children’s narratives EuroSLA Yearbook,

Papadopoulou, D., Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, I-M., Marinis, T. and Plemenou, E., 2015. Pronoun ambiguity resolution in Greek: evidence from monolingual adults and children Lingua, v. 155

2014

Tsimpli, IM., 2014. Early, late or very late?: Timing acquisition and bilingualism Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, v. 4
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.4.3.01tsi

Tsimpli, IM., 2014. Early, late or very late: Timing acquisition and bilingualism: A reply to peer commentaries Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, v. 4
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.4.3.17tsi

Tsapkini, K., Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, IM. and Jarema, G., 2014. Morphological decomposition in Broca's aphasia GPS Solutions, v. 18
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2013.853022

Tsapkini, K., Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, IM. and Jarema, G., 2014. Morphological decomposition in Broca's aphasia Aphasiology, v. 28
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2013.853022

Unsworth, S., Argyri, E., Cornips, L., Hulk, A., Sorace, A. and Tsimpli, I-M., 2014. The role of age of onset and input in early child bilingualism in Greek and Dutch Applied Psycholinguistics, v. 35

2013

Prentza, A. and Tsimpli, IM., 2013. The interpretability of features in second language acquisition: Evidence from null and postverbal subjects in L2 english Journal of Greek Linguistics, v. 13
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/15699846-13130204

Peristeri, E. and Tsimpli, IM., 2013. Pronoun processing in Broca's aphasia: Discourse-syntax effects in ambiguous anaphora resolution Aphasiology, v. 27
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2013.828344

Tsimpli, IM. and Hulk, A., 2013. Grammatical gender and the notion of default: Insights from language acquisition Lingua, v. 137
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2013.09.001

Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, IM. and Tsapkini, K., 2013. The on-line processing of unaccusativity in Greek agrammatism Applied Psycholinguistics, v. 34
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716411000683

Prentza, A. and Tsimpli, IM., 2013. On the optionality in L2 pronominal production and interpretation EUROSLA Yearbook, v. 13
Doi: 10.1075/eurosla.13.04pre

2011

Mastropavlou, M. and Tsimpli, IM., 2011. Complementizers and subordination in typical language acquisition and SLI Lingua, v. 121
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2010.10.009

Tsimpli, IM., 2011. External interfaces and the notion of 'default' Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, v. 1
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.1.1.17tsi

Mastropavlou, M. and Tsimpli, IM., 2011. The role of suffixes in grammatical gender assignment in modern greek: A psycholinguistic study Journal of Greek Linguistics, v. 11
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/156658411X563685

2010

Tsimpli, IM., Papadopoulou, D. and Mylonaki, A., 2010. Temporal modification in Greek adverbial clauses: The role of aspect and negation Lingua, v. 120
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2008.10.008

Fotiadou, G. and Tsimpli, IM., 2010. The acquisition of transitivity alternations in Greek: Does frequency count? Lingua, v. 120
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2010.06.011

2009

Tsimpli, IM., 2009. 'Critical' aspects of language: Complex syntax and morphology Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft, v. 28
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/ZFSW.2009.009

2007

Tsimpli, IM. and Dimitrakopoulou, M., 2007. The interpretability hypothesis: Evidence from wh-interrogatives in second language acquisition Second Language Research, v. 23
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/0267658307076546

2006

Roussou, A. and Tsimpli, IM., 2006. On Greek VSO again! Journal of Linguistics, v. 42
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0022226706003914

Tsimpli, IM. and Papadopoulou, D., 2006. Aspect and argument realization: A study on antecedentless null objects in Greek Lingua, v. 116
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2005.07.011

2005

Parodi, T. and Tsimpli, IM., 2005. 'Real' and apparent optionality in second language grammars: finiteness and pronouns in null operator structures SECOND LANG RES, v. 21
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1191/0267658305sr248oa

2001

Tsimpli, IM., 2001. LF-interpretability and language development: a study of verbal and nominal features in Greek normally developing and SLI children. Brain Lang, v. 77
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1006/brln.2000.2413

1999

Tsimpli, IM. and Stavrakaki, S., 1999. The effects of a morphosyntactic deficit in the determiner system: The case of a Greek SLI child Lingua, v. 108
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/S0024-3841(98)00041-2

1998

Tsimpli, IM. and Smith, N., 1998. Modules and quasi-modules: Language and Theory of Mind in a polyglot savant Learning and Individual Differences, v. 10
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/S1041-6080(99)80130-7

1997

Smith, N. and Tsimpli, IM., 1997. Reply to Bates International Journal of Bilingualism, v. 1
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/136700699700100205

1996

Tsimpli, IM. and Roussou, A., 1996. Negation and polarity items in Modern Greek Linguistic Review, v. 13
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/tlir.1996.13.1.49

1994

O'Connor, N., Smith, N., Frith, C. and Tsimpli, IM., 1994. Neuropsychology and linguistic talent Journal of Neurolinguistics, v. 8
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/0911-6044(94)90019-1

1993

Smith, NV., Tsimpli, IM. and Ouhalla, J., 1993. Learning the impossible: The acquisition of possible and impossible languages by a polyglot savant Lingua, v. 91
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3841(93)90002-E

1991

Smith, N. and Tsimpli, IM., 1991. Linguistic modularity? A case study of a 'Savant' linguist Lingua, v. 84
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3841(91)90034-3

Book chapters

2024

Peristeri, E., Baldimtsi, E., Tsimpli, IM. and Durrleman, S., 2024. Bilingualism matters
Doi: 10.1075/sibil.66.08per

Tsimpli, IM., Mukhopadhyay, L., Balasubramanian, A. and Treffers-Daller, J., 2024. Microstructural properties in the narrative retellings of young English learners in EMI schools in India
Doi: 10.1075/sibil.66.04tsi

Tsimpli, IM. and Balasubramanian, A., 2024. Multilingualism, linguistic diversity, and English in India
Doi: 10.1075/lald.70.15tsi

2023

Peristeri, E., Maria, K., Eleni, F. and Tsimpli, IM., 2023. On the interaction of age, cognitive abilities, print exposure and pronoun type in pronoun resolution
Doi: 10.1075/lfab.18.03per

Fotiadou, G. and Tsimpli, IM., 2023. Individual Differences in Anaphora Resolution
Doi: 10.1075/lfab.18.intro

2021

Torregrossa, J., Bongartz, C. and Tsimpli, IM., 2021. Bilingual reference production
Doi: 10.1075/bct.117.04tor

2020

Andreou, M., Dosi, I., Papadopoulou, D. and Tsimpli, IM., 2020. Heritage and non-heritage bilinguals
Doi: 10.1075/sibil.59.07and

Andreou, M., Dosi, I., Papadopoulou, D. and Tsimpli, IM., 2020. Heritage and non-heritage bilinguals the role of biliteracy and bilingual education
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.59.07and

Lillo-Martin, D., Smith, N. and Tsimpli, I., 2020. Age of acquisition effects in language development
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/tilar.25.06lil

Peristeri, E., Andreou, M., Tsimpli, IM. and Durrleman, S., 2020. Bilingualism effects in the narrative comprehension of children with Developmental Language Disorder and L2-Greek
Doi: 10.1075/sibil.61.10per

2017

Tsimpli, IM., Peristeri, E. and Andreou, M., 2017. Cross-linguistic influence meets language impairment
Doi: 10.1075/sibil.52.15tsi

Fleva, E., Fotiadou, G., Katsiperi, M., Peristeri, E., Mastropavlou, M. and Tsimpli, IM., 2017. Language Experience and Memory Effects in Anaphora Resolution in Greek

2016

Dosi, I., Papadopoulou, D. and Tsimpli, IM., 2016. Issues in the Acquisition of Grammatical Aspect in Greek-English Bilingual Children

Rothman, J., Tsimpli, IM. and Pascual y Cabo, D., 2016. Formal linguistic approaches to heritage language acquisition
Doi: 10.1075/sibil.49.02rot

2013

Tsimpli, I-M., 2013. (Evidence for) the language instinct

Papadopoulou, D., Tsimpli, I-M. and Amvrazis, N., 2013. Self-paced listening

2010

Grohmann, KK. and Tsimpli, IM., 2010. Introduction
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2008.11.012

2009

Tsimpli, IM. and Papadopoulou, D., 2009. Aspect and the Interpretation of Motion Verbs in L2 Greek
Doi: 10.1075/lald.47.11tsi

2007

Tsimpli, IM., 2007. First language attrition from a minimalist perspective: Interface vulnerability and processing effects
Doi: 10.1075/sibil.33.07tsi

2006

Tsimpli, IM., 2006. The acquisition of voice and transitivity alternations in Greek as native and second language
Doi: 10.1075/lald.39.03tsi

1997

Tsimpli, IM., 1997. Resumptive Strategies and L2A: A Minimalist Account

1995

Tsimpli, IM., 1995. Focusing in Modern Greek

1994

Roussou, A. and Tsimpli, IM., 1994. On the interaction of Case and definiteness in Modern Greek

Conference proceedings

2016

Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, I-M., Jarema, G. and Tsapkini, K., 2016. Lexical representation and parsing of morphologically complex words in non-fluent variant PPA and non-fluent post-stroke aphasia JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, v. 138

Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, I-M. and Tsapkini, K., 2016. Executive functions in non-fluent variant PPA: A comparison to non-fluent post-stroke aphasia JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, v. 138

Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, I-M. and Tsapkini, K., 2016. The effect of verbal working memory capacity in sentence comprehension: a comparison between non-fluent post-stroke aphasia and non-fluent variant PPA JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, v. 138

2014

Tsimpli, I-M., Andreou, M., Masoura, E. and Agathopoulou, E., 2014. Narrative production, bilingualism and working memory capacity: a study of Greek-German bilingual children Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Greek Linguistics,

Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, I-M. and Williams, KD., 2014. OSTRACISM EFFECTS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM INPACT 2014: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRENDS,

Fotiadou, G., Fleva, E., Katsiperi, M. and Tsimpli, I-M., 2014. EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF PRINT EXPOSURE ON LEXICAL PROCESSING AMONG GREEK ADULTS INPACT 2014: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRENDS,

2013

Peristeri, E. and Tsimpli, IM., 2013. Linguistic Processing and Executive Control: Evidence for Inhibition in Broca's Aphasia MAJOR TRENDS IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS, VOL 2,

Tsimpli, IM., Papakonstantinou, M. and Nicolopoulou, A., 2013. Linguistic Structure and Narrative Quality in Child L1 Production MAJOR TRENDS IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS, VOL 2,

2011

Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, IM. and Tsapkini, K., 2011. Linguistic processing and executive control: Evidence for inhibition in Broca's aphasia Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, v. 23
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.09.244

2010

Peristeri, E. and Tsimpli, IM., 2010. An interference method to investigate working memory in Greek-speaking patients with Broca's aphasia Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, v. 6
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.08.034

Peristeri, E., Tsimpli, IM. and Tsapkini, K., 2010. The processing of unaccusativity by eight greek-speaking agrammatic patients Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, v. 6
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.08.087

Books

2014

Tsimpli, IM., 2014. The prefunctional stage of first language acquisition: A crosslinguistic study
Doi: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315857190

Dr Theresa Biberauer

Theoretical, comparative and historical syntax

Journal articles

2019

Biberauer, T., 2019. Some thoughts on the complexity of syntactic complexity Theoretical Linguistics, v. 45
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2019-0017

Biberauer, T., 2019. Children always go beyond the input: The Maximise Minimal Means perspective Theoretical Linguistics, v. 45
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2019-0013

Biberauer, T., 2019. Factors 2 and 3: Towards a principled approach Catalan Journal of Linguistics, v. 2019
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5565/REV/CATJL.219

2018

Biberauer, T., 2018. Less is more: On the tolerance principle as a manifestation of maximize minimal means Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, v. 8
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/lab.18080.bib

2016 (No publication date)

Biberauer, T., 2016 (No publication date). ’Nie sommer nie’: Sociohistorical and formal comparative considerations in the rise and maintenance of the modern Afrikaans negation system Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, v. 47

2016

Deuchar, M. and Biberauer, T., 2016. Doubling: An error or an illusion? Bilingualism, v. 19
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728916000043

2015

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2015. Rethinking Formal Hierarchies: A Proposed Unification Cambridge Occasional Papers in Linguistics, v. 7

2014

Biberauer, T., Haegeman, L. and Van Kemenade, A., 2014. Putting our heads together: Towards a syntax of particles Studia Linguistica, v. 68
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1111/stul.12021

Biberauer, T., Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2014. A Syntactic Universal and Its Consequences Linguistic Inquiry, v. 45
Doi: 10.1162/ling_a_00153

2012 (No publication date)

Biberauer, MT. and Zeijlstra, HH., 2012 (No publication date). Negative Concord in Afrikaans: filling a typological gap Journal of Semantics,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/jos/ffr010

2011

Biberauer, T. and Sheehan, M., 2011. Introduction: Particles through a modern syntactic lens Linguistic Review, v. 28
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/tlir.2011.011

Biberauer, T. and Van Kemenade, A., 2011. Subject positions and information-structural diversification in the history of english Catalan Journal of Linguistics, v. 10
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5565/rev/catjl.32

2010

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2010. Comments on Jager "Anything is nothing is something": on the diachrony of polarity types of indefinites NAT LANG LINGUIST TH, v. 28
Doi: 10.1007/s11049-010-9111-3

Biberauer, T. and D'Alessandro, R., 2010. On the role of gemination in passives: the case of Abruzzese. Snippets, v. 21

2009

Biberauer, MT., Newton, G. and Sheehan, M., 2009. Limiting synchronic and diachronic variation and change: the Final-Over-Final Constraint. Language and Linguistics, v. 10

Biberauer, T., Newton, G. and Sheehan, M., 2009. Limiting Synchronic and Diachronic Variation and Change: The Final-over-Final Constraint LANG LINGUIST, v. 10

2007

Biberauer, T., 2007. A closer look at Negative Concord in Afrikaans Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, v. 35

2001

Biberauer, T., 2001. Language Change in Afrikaans and the Perennial V2 Puzzle: Considering New Data Durham Working Papers in Linguistics, v. 7

1996

Biberauer, T., 1996. Frightening or enlightening? An appraisal of the functions of the military metaphor in the aids context Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, v. 29

Book chapters

2018

Biberauer, T., 2018. Pro-drop and emergent parameter hierarchies
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198815853.003.0005

Biberauer, MT., 2018. Probing the nature of the Final-over-Final Condition: the perspective from adpositions
Doi: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1117686

2017 (Published online)

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2017 (Published online). Chapter 4. Conditional inversion and types of parametric change
Doi: 10.1075/la.243.04rob

Biberauer, T., 2017 (Published online). Chapter 5. Optional V2 in modern Afrikaans
Doi: 10.1075/la.243.05bib

2017

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2017. Parameter setting
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/9781107279070.008

Biberauer, MT., 2017. Particles and the Final-over-Final Condition

2016

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2016. Parameter typology from a diachronic perspective
Doi: 10.1075/la.234.10bib

2015

Biberauer, M. and Roberts, I., 2015. The clausal hierarchy, features and parameters

2014

Biberauer, MT., Holmberg, JA., Roberts, I. and Sheehan, ML., 2014. Complexity in comparative syntax: the view from modern parametric theory

2013 (No publication date)

Sheehan, ML., Biberauer, T., Holmberg, AH. and Roberts, IGR., 2013 (No publication date). Complexity in comparative syntax: the view from modern parametric theory

2013

Biberauer, T. and Zeijlstra, H., 2013. Negative changes: Three factors and the diachrony of Afrikaans negation
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199659203.003.0013

2012

Biberauer, T., 2012. Competing reinforcements: When languages opt out of Jespersen’s Cycle

Biberauer, T. and Sheehan, M., 2012. Disharmony, Antisymmetry, and the Final-over-Final Constraint
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199644933.003.0009

Biberauer, T., 2012. Competing Reinforcements: When Languages Opt Out of Jespersen's Cycle

2011

Roberts, IG. and Biberauer, MT., 2011. Negative words and related expressions: a new perspective on some familiar puzzles

2010

Biberauer, MT., Sheehan, M. and Newton, G., 2010. Impossible Changes and Impossible Borrowings: the Final-over-Final Constraint.

Biberauer, T., Sheehan, M. and Newton, G., 2010. Impossible changes and impossible borrowings

2009

Biberauer, MT., 2009. Jespersen off course? The case of contemporary Afrikaans negation.

Biberauer, T., 2009. Chapter 5. Jespersen off course? The case of contemporary Afrikaans negation

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2009. The return of the Subset Principle
Doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199560547.003.0004

Biberauer, MT. and Roberts, I., 2009. Subjects, Tense and Verb-movement in Germanic and Romance.

Biberauer, MT., 2009. How "well-behaved" is Afrikaans? V2 in Modern Spoken Afrikaans

Biberauer, MT., 2009. Semi pro-drop languages, expletives and expletive pro reconsidered.

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2009. Subjects, tense and verb-movement
Doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511770784.008

Biberauer, T., 2009. Competing reinforcements

2008

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2008. Cascading Parameter Changes: Internally-Driven Change in Middle and Early Modern English

Biberauer, MT., Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2008. Structure and linearization in disharmonic word orders.

Biberauer, T., 2008. Doubling vs. omission: Insights from afrikaans negation
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1163/9781848550216_005

Biberauer, MT., 2008. Introduction

Biberauer, MT., 2008. Doubling and omission: insights from Afrikaans negation.

2007

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2007. Loss of residual “head final” orders and remnant fronting in Late Middle English

2006

Biberauer, T. and Richards, M., 2006. True optionality

Biberauer, T., 2006. Afrikaans
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/02190-8

Biberauer, T. and Richards, M., 2006. True optionality
Doi: 10.1075/la.91.08bib

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2006. Loss of residual “head final” orders and remnant fronting in Late Middle English
Doi: 10.1075/la.97.13bib

2005

Richards, M. and Biberauer, T., 2005. Explaining Expl
Doi: 10.1075/la.78.06ric

2002

Biberauer, T., 2002. Verb Second in Afrikaans: Is This a Unitary Phenomenon?

Books

2017

Sheehan, ML., Biberauer, TB, , Holmberg, A, and Roberts, IG, , 2017. The Final over Final Condition: A word-order universal and its implications for linguistic theory

2015

2015. Introduction: Changing views of syntactic change

2013

2013. Challenges to Linearization
Doi: 10.1515/9781614512431

2012 (No publication date)

Sheehan, ML. and Biberauer, T., 2012 (No publication date). Theoretical Approaches to Disharmonic Word Orders

2009

Biberauer, T., Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2009. Parametric variation

Biberauer, T., Holmberg, A., Roberts, I. and Sheehan, M., 2009. Parametric variation: Null subjects in minimalist theory
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511770784

Biberauer, T., Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2009. Parametric variation

2008

Biberauer, T., 2008. The limits of syntactic variation

Conference proceedings

2016 (No publication date)

Biberauer, T. and Cyrino, SML., 2016 (No publication date). Negative developments in Afrikaans and Brazilian Portuguese

2011 (No publication date)

Biberauer, MT., Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2011 (No publication date). Linearising disharmonic word orders: the Final-over-Final Constraint.

2008

Biberauer, MT., Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2008. Disharmonic word-order systems and the Final-over-Final-Constraint (FOFC)In Proceedings of XXXIII Incontro di Grammatica Generativa. http://amsacta.cib.unibo.it/archive/00002397/01/PROCEEDINGS_IGG33.pdf,

2005

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2005. Changing EPP parameters in the history of English: accounting for variation and change ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS, v. 9
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S1360674305001528

Other publications

2015

2015. Syntax over Time
Doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687923.001.0001

Professor Boping Yuan

Developmental linguistics (syntax, semantics, interfaces); non-native grammars, particularly second and third language acquisition of Chinese

Journal articles

2023 (Accepted for publication)

Yuan, B., 2023 (Accepted for publication). Disentangling cues of different domains in transfer and development in L3 acquisition: An investigation of L2/L3 Mandarin yes-no questions Bilingualism: Language and Cognition,
Doi: 10.1017/S1366728923000913

2023

Huang, Y. and Yuan, B., 2023. English and Spanish speakers' interpretations of L2 Chinese applicative double object constructions IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, v. 61
Doi: 10.1515/iral-2021-0008

2019 (Accepted for publication)

Guo, Y. and Yuan, B., 2019 (Accepted for publication). 三语初期迁移考察：普通话时体句末助词的二语及三语习得对比 《國際中文教育學報》,

Yuan, B. and Zhang, L., 2019 (Accepted for publication). An incremental model of L2 speech production mechanisms – Developmental evidence from object ellipsis in L2 Chinese speech production International Journal of Bilingualism,
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/1367006919886666

2019

Yuan, B. and Lin, Y., 2019. Directionality and complexity of L1 transfer in L2 acquisition: Evidence from L2 Chinese discourse IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, v. 57
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2017-0009

2017

Yuan, B., 2017. Can L2 sentence processing strategies be native-like? Evidence from English speakers’ L2 processing of Chinese base-generated-topic sentences Lingua, v. 191-192
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2017.04.001

Yuan, B., 2017. Computational Complexity and L1 Transfer: A Study of L2 Chinese Attitude-bearing Questions Shijie Hanyu Jiaoxue = 世界汉语教学 [Chinese Teaching in the World], v. 2017
Doi: http://doi.org/10.13724/j.cnki.ctiw.2017.01.006

2016

Mai, Z. and Yuan, B., 2016. Uneven reassembly of tense, telicity and discourse features in L2 acquisition of the Chinese <i>shì … de</i> cleft construction by adult English speakers Second Language Research, v. 32
Doi: 10.1177/0267658315623323

2015

Yuan, B., 2015. The effect of computational complexity on L1 transfer: Evidence from L2 Chinese attitude-bearing wh-questions Lingua, v. 167
Doi: 10.1016/j.lingua.2015.09.001

Yuan, B., 2015. Interfaces in second language acquisition of Chinese（汉语二语习得中的界面研究） Modern Foreign Languages(现代外语), v. 38

2014

Yuan, B., 2014. ‘Wh-on-earth’ in Chinese speakers’ L2 English: Evidence of dormant features Second Language Research, v. 30
Doi: 10.1177/0267658314544238

2013

Yuan, B., 2013. Is Chinese 'daodi' 'the hell' in English speakers’ L2 acquisition of Chinese daodi… wh… questions? -- Effects and recoverability of L1 transfer at L2 interfaces” International Journal of Bilingualism, v. 17
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/1367006911435486

2012

Yuan, B., 2012. Wh-topicalization at the syntax-discourse interface in English speakers' L2 Chinese grammars Studies in Second Language Acquisition,

Yuan, B., 2012. Interface problems in second language acquisition:Evidence from L2acquisition of Chinese existential polarity words (从汉语二语习得中的界面问题看影响成人二语习得成功的因素——以习得汉语wh-词做不定代词为例) Foreign Language Teaching and Research(外语教学与研究), v. 44

2011

Yuan, B. and Zhao, Y., 2011. Asymmetric syntactic and thematic reconfigurations in English speakers' L2 Chinese resultative compound constructions International Journal of Bilingualism, v. 15
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/1367006910371023

2010

Yuan, B. and Laws, J., 2010. Is the core-peripheral distinction for unaccusative verbs cross-linguistically consistent?: Empirical evidence from Mandarin Chinese Language and Discourse, v. 1
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1075/cld.1.2.03law

Yuan, B., 2010. Domain-wide or variable-dependent vulnerability of the semantics-syntax interface in L2 acquisition? Evidence from wh-words used as existential polarity words in L2 chinese grammars Second Language Research, v. 26
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/0267658309349421

2008

Shan, C-K. and Yuan, B., 2008. 'What is happened' in L2 English does not happen in L2 Chinese EUROSLA Yearbook, v. 8
Doi: 10.1075/eurosla.8.10sha

2007

Yuan, B., 2007. On basic research in applied Chinese language(谈对外汉语基础研究与教学应用的关系) Chinese Teaching in the World (世界汉语教学), v. 81

Yuan, B., 2007. Behaviours of wh-words in English speakers' L2 Chinese wh-questions: Evidence of no variability, temporary variability and persistent variability in L2 grammars BILING-LANG COGN, v. 10

Yuan, B., 2007. Japanese speakers' second language Chinese wh-questions: A lexical morphological feature deficit account Second Language Research, v. 23
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1177/0267658307077644

2005

Yuan, B., 2005. On conditions of first language transfer 汉语教学学刊=Han yu jiao xue xue kan, v. 5

Yuan, B., 2005. Variability and interface issues in non-native grammars of Chinese 汉语教学学刊=Han yu jiao xue xue kan, v. 3

Yuan, B. and Zhao, Y., 2005. Resumptive pronouns in English-Chinese and Arabic-Chinese interlanguages IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teachings, v. 43
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/iral.2005.43.3.219

2004

Yuan, B., 2004. Negation in French-Chinese German-Chinese and English-Chinese interlanguages T PHILOL SOC, v. 102

2003

Yuan, B., 2003. 第二语言习得的普遍失败应归咎于功能语类吗? [Are functional categories to blame for the general failure in second language acquisition?] 外语教学与研究= Foreign Language Teaching and Research, v. 35

2002

Yuan, B., 2002. Unaccusative and unergative verbs in Chinese and the acquisition of Chinese as a second language(汉语中的两种不及物动词与汉语第二语言习得) Chinese Teaching in the World (世界汉语教学), v. 61

2001

Yuan, B., 2001. The status of thematic verbs in the second language acquisition of Chinese: against inevitability of thematic-verb raising in second language acquisition Second language Research, v. 17
Doi: 10.1191/026765801680191505

Yuan, B., 2001. The status of thematic verbs in the second language acquisition of Chinese: against inevitability of thematic-verb raising in second language acquisition Second Language Research, v. 17
Doi: 10.1177/026765830101700302

1999

Yuan, B., 1999. Acquiring the unaccusative unergative distinction in a second language: evidence from English-speaking learners of L2 Chinese Linguistics, v. 37
Doi: 10.1515/ling.37.2.275

1998

Yuan, B., 1998. Interpretation of binding and orientation of the Chinese reflexive Ziji by English and Japanese speakers Second Language Research, v. 14
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1191/026765898670904111

1997

Yuan, B., 1997. ASYMMETRY OF NULL SUBJECTS AND NULL OBJECTS IN CHINESE SPEAKERS' L2 ENGLISH Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v. 19
Doi: 10.1017/s0272263197004038

1995

Yuan, B., 1995. Acquisition of Base‐Generated Topics by English‐Speaking Learners of Chinese Language Learning, v. 45
Doi: 10.1111/j.1467-1770.1995.tb00455.x

Yuan, B., 1995. Variability and Systematicity in the Performance of the Four Chinese Tones by English SLA Learners of Chinese 世界汉语教学=Chinese teaching in the world, v. 31

Yuan, B., 1995. 第二语言习得研究的回顾与展望 [A review and perspectives of second language acquisition research] 世界汉语教学=Chinese Teaching in the World, v. 34

1994

Yuan, B., 1994. Second language acquisition of reflexives revisited Language, v. 70
Doi: 10.1353/lan.1994.0015

1992

Yuan, B., 1992. Asymmetric Resetting of the Non-Empty Topic Parameter by Chinese-Speaking Learners of English Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, v. 3

Books

2013

Yuan, B. and Kan, Q., 2013. Developing writing skills in Chinese [2nd edition]

2009

Yuan, B., Kan, Q. and Blasco, M., 2009. Guía práctica para escribir en chino = Developing

2007

2007. Theoretical and empirical approach to applied Chinese language studies: selected papers from the British Chinese Language Teaching Society 2006 Conference

2006

2006. Oxford beginner’s Chinese dictionary

2003

Yuan, B. and Qian, K., 2003. Developing Writing Skills in Chinese

2001

2001. The Oxford Chinese minidictionary

2000

2000. The Oxford starter Chinese dictionary

Book chapters

2011

Yuan, B., 2011. Second language acquisition of Chinese resultative complements by English-speaking learners [in Chinese]

Yuan, B. and Dugarova, E., 2011. Syntax-discourse interfae in English speakers’ L2 acquisition of Chinese Wh-topicalization

Yuan, B., 2011. L1 transfer at L2 syntax-discourse interfaces: evidence from L2 Chinese daodi...wh-questions

2009

Yuan, B., 2009. Non-permanent representational deficit and apparent target-likeness in second language: Evidence from wh-words used as universal quantifiers in English and Japanese speakers' L2 Chinese

2008

Yuan, B., 2008. Discrepancy in English Speakers’ L2 Acquisition of Chinese Wh-Words as Existential Polarity Words: The L1-Dependant Interface Hypothesis

Yuan, B. and Shan, C-K., 2008. 'What is happened’ in L2 English does not happen in L2 Chinese. In EUROSLA Yearbook 2008

2007

Yuan, B. and Shan, C-K., 2007. Is gradience of mapping between semantics and syntax possible in L2 acquisition?

2006

Yuan, B., 2006. Variability at different interfaces in the development of English speakers’ L2 Chinese Wh-questions

Yuan, B., 2006. Non-uniform development of Wh-words in English speakers’ L2 acquisition of Chinese Wh-questions

2003

Yuan, B., 2003. The syntax of clausal negation in French and English speakers’ L2 Chinese

2000

Yuan, B., 2000. Is Thematic-Verb Raising Inevitable in the Acquisition of a Nonnative Language?

1998

Yuan, B., 1998. Interpretations of the reflexive binding in SLA

1997

Yuan, B., 1997. L2 acquisition of the Chinese X˚ reflective and the relativized subject account

1996

Yuan, B., 1996. How are lexical-semantic differences represented in L2 syntax? - a study of the unaccusative/unergative distinction in L2 Chinese

1994

Yuan, B., 1994. Long-distance and short-distance reflexives in second language acquisition

Professor Ian Roberts FBA

Comparative and historical syntax

Journal articles

2024

Roberts, I., 2024. Form Copy, Agree and Clitics Probus, v. 36
Doi: 10.1515/probus-2024-2003

2015

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2015. Rethinking Formal Hierarchies: A Proposed Unification Cambridge Occasional Papers in Linguistics, v. 7

2014

Roberts, I., 2014. The mystery of the overlooked discipline: Modern syntactic theory and cognitive science Revue Roumaine de Linguistique, v. 59

Watumull, J., Hauser, MD., Roberts, IG. and Hornstein, N., 2014. On recursion. Front Psychol, v. 4
Doi: http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.01017

Biberauer, T., Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2014. A Syntactic Universal and Its Consequences Linguistic Inquiry, v. 45
Doi: 10.1162/ling_a_00153

2013

Roberts, I., 2013. Some speculations on the development of the Romance periphrastic perfect Revue Roumaine de Linguistique, v. 58

Roberts, I., 2013. Comments on Grimshaw Mind and Language, v. 28
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12033

Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2013. The syntax-morphology relation Lingua, v. 130
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2012.10.006

2011 (No publication date)

Roberts, IG. and Biberauer, T., 2011 (No publication date). Comments on Jäger “Anything is nothing is something”: on the diachrony of polarity types of indefinites Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, v. 28
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-010-9111-3

2011

Roberts, IG., 2011. Non-arguments for non-universals Language Typology, v. 15

2010

Roberts, IG. and D’Alessandro, R., 2010. Past participle agreement in Abruzzese: split auxiliary selection and the null-subject parameter. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, v. 28
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-009-9085-1

Roberts, IG. and Longobardi, G., 2010. Universals, diversity and change in the science of language: Reaction to ‘The Myth of Language Universals and Cognitive Science.' Lingua, v. 120
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2010.04.006

2008

Roberts, IG. and D’Alessandro, R., 2008. Movement and Agreement in Italian Past Participles and Defective Phases.
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1162/ling.2008.39.3.477

2006

2006. Celtic Linguistics Lingua: International Review of General Linguistics, v. 116

Borsley, RD., Sadler, L., Roberts, I. and Willis, D., 2006. Special issue - Celtic linguistics - Introduction LINGUA, v. 116
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2005.05.003

2003

Roberts, I., 2003. Results in diachronic linguistics Lingue e Linguaggio, v. 2
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1418/10884

2001

Roberts, I., 2001. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, v. 19
Doi: 10.1023/a:1013378628509

2000

Roberts, I., 2000. Caricaturing dissent Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, v. 18
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006408422545

Roberts, I., 2000. Some Remarks on the Diachrony of French Negation/Algumas Observações sobre a Diacronia da Negação em Francês D. E. L. T. A.: Revista de Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada, v. 16

1999

Roberts, I. and Roussou, A., 1999. A formal approach to “grammaticalization” Linguistics, v. 37
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/ling.37.6.1011

1998

Roberts, I., 1998. Have/be raising, move F, and procrastinate Linguistic Inquiry, v. 29
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1162/002438998553671

1997

Roberts, I., 1997. The syntax of direct object mutation in welsh Canadian Journal of Linguistics, v. 42
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/s0008413100016856

Roberts, I., 1997. Restructuring, Head Movement, and Locality Linguistic Inquiry, v. 28

1994

Borsley, RD. and Roberts, I., 1994. Editorial Note Journal of Linguistics, v. 30
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0022226700016169

1993

Clark, R. and Roberts, I., 1993. A Computational Model of Language Learnability and Language Change Linguistic Inquiry, v. 24

1992

Roberts, I., 1992. A formal account of grammaticalisation in the history of romance futures Folia Linguistica Historica, v. 26
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/flih.1992.13.1-2.219

1991

Roberts, I., 1991. Excorporation and Minimality Linguistic Inquiry, v. 22

1989

Rizzi, L. and Roberts, I., 1989. Complex Inversion in French Probus, v. 1
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/prbs.1989.1.1.1

Baker, M., Johnson, K. and Roberts, I., 1989. Passive Arguments Raised Linguistic Inquiry, v. 20

1988

Roberts, I., 1988. Predicative APs Linguistic Inquiry, v. 19

Roberts, I., 1988. From Rules to Constraints Lingua e Stile: Rivista di Storia della Lingua Italiana, v. 23

1985

Roberts, IG., 1985. Agreement parameters and the development of English modal auxiliaries Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, v. 3
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/BF00205413

Roberts, I., 1985. Serial Verbs and Government Binding Theory Studies in African Linguistics, v. Supplement 9

Books

2019

Roberts, I., 2019. Parameter Hierarchies and Universal Grammar
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198804635.001.0001

2018

Ledgeway, A. and Roberts, I., 2018. Series preface
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198813545.001.0001

Ledgeway, A. and Roberts, I., 2018. Series preface
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198747307.001.0001

Ledgeway, A. and Roberts, I., 2018. Series preface
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198795841.001.0001

2017

Sheehan, ML., Biberauer, TB, , Holmberg, A, and Roberts, IG, , 2017. The Final over Final Condition: A word-order universal and its implications for linguistic theory

Ledgeway, A. and Roberts, I., 2017. The Cambridge handbook of historical syntax
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/9781107279070

2016

Roberts, I., 2016. The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199573776.001.0001

2013

2013. Challenges to Linearization
Doi: 10.1515/9781614512431

2010

2010. Noam Chomsky and Language Descriptions
Doi: 10.1075/daslu.2

Roberts, I., 2010. Agreement and head movement: Clitics, incorporation, and defective goals

Roberts, IG., 2010. Agreement and Head Movement

2009

2009. Germanic Languages and Linguistic Universals
Doi: 10.1075/daslu.1

Biberauer, T., Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2009. Parametric variation

Biberauer, T., Holmberg, A., Roberts, I. and Sheehan, M., 2009. Parametric variation: Null subjects in minimalist theory
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511770784

Roberts, I. and Holmberg, A., 2009. Introduction: Parameters in minimalist theory
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511770784.001

D'Alessandro, R., Ledgeway, A. and Roberts, IG., 2009. Syntactic variation

2008

Yoon, JY. and Kim, KA., 2008. The perspectives of linguistics in the 21st century

2007

Roberts, IG., 2007. Principles and Parameters in a VSO Language: A Case Study in Welsh
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195168211.001.0001

Roberts, IG., 2007. Diachronic syntax

2005

Roberts, IG., 2005. Principles and parameters in a VSO language

1999

1999. Beyond Principles and Parameters
Doi: 10.1007/978-94-011-4822-1

1996

1996. The Syntax of the Celtic Languages
Doi: 10.1017/cbo9780511586279

Book chapters

2017 (Published online)

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2017 (Published online). Chapter 4. Conditional inversion and types of parametric change
Doi: 10.1075/la.243.04rob

2017

Ledgeway, A. and Roberts, I., 2017. Principles and parameters
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/9781107279070.028

Roberts, I., 2017. Inertia
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/9781107279070.021

Roberts, I., 2017. Uniformitarianism
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/9781107279070.017

Ledgeway, A. and Roberts, I., 2017. Introduction
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/9781107279070.001

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2017. Parameter setting
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/9781107279070.008

2016

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2016. Parameter typology from a diachronic perspective
Doi: 10.1075/la.234.10bib

Roberts, I., 2016. Object Clitics

2015

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2015. The Clausal Hierarchy, Features and Parameters

Roberts, I. and Watumull, J., 2015. Leibnizian Linguistics

2014

Holmberg, A. and Roberts, I., 2014. Parameters and the three factors of language design

Roberts, I., 2014. Taraldsen’s Generalisation and Diachronic Syntax: Two Ways to Lose Null Subjects

Roberts, I., 2014. Syntactic change
Doi: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315796604

Roberts, I., 2014. Subject Clitics and Macroparameters

2013 (No publication date)

Sheehan, ML., Biberauer, T., Holmberg, AH. and Roberts, IGR., 2013 (No publication date). Complexity in comparative syntax: the view from modern parametric theory

2013

Roberts, I., 2013. Macroparameters and minimalism
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199659203.003.0017

2012 (No publication date)

Roberts, IG., 2012 (No publication date). “Comments and a conjecture inspired by Fabb & Halle”

Roberts, IG., 2012 (No publication date). “Syntactic Change”

2012

Roberts, I., 2012. Diachrony and Cartography: Paths of Grammaticalization and the Clausal Hierarchy
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199746736.003.0027

2011

Roberts, IG., 2011. Head Movement and the Minimalist Program.

Roberts, I., 2011. Agreement marking in Welsh and Romance
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1515/9783110804010.621

Roberts, IG. and Biberauer, MT., 2011. Negative words and related expressions: a new perspective on some familiar puzzles

Brett, AS., 2011. LOCALITY

2010

Roberts, IG., 2010. Grammaticalisation, the Clausal Hierarchy and Semantic Bleaching.

2009

Roberts, I., 2009. A deletion analysis of null subjects
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511770784.002

Roberts, I., 2009. Varieties of French and the null subject parameter
Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511770784.009

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2009. Subjects, tense and verb-movement
Doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511770784.008

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2009. The return of the Subset Principle
Doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199560547.003.0004

Roberts, IG. and Biberauer, T., 2009. The Return of the Subset Principle.

2008

Roberts, IG. and Biberauer, T., 2008. Cascading Parameter Changes: Internally-driven Change in Middle and Early Modern English.

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2008. Cascading Parameter Changes: Internally-Driven Change in Middle and Early Modern English

2006

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, I., 2006. Loss of residual “head final” orders and remnant fronting in Late Middle English
Doi: 10.1075/la.97.13bib

2005

Roberts, I. and Holmberg, A., 2005. On the Role of Parameters in Universal Grammar: A Reply to Newmeyer

2001

Roberts, I., 2001. Verb Movement and Markedness

1997

Roberts, I., 1997. Directionality and Word Order Change in the History of English

1996

Roberts, I. and Shlonsky, U., 1996. Pronominal enclisis in VSO languages
Doi: 10.1017/cbo9780511586279.006

1995

Roberts, I., 1995. Object Movement and Verb Movement in Early Modern English
Doi: 10.1007/978-94-015-8416-6_12

1994

Roberts, I., 1994. Two Types of Head Movement in Romance

Roberts, I., 1994. Agreement and Object Clitics in Franco-Provençal Valdôtain

1991

Roberts, I., 1991. NP-Movement, Crossover and Chain-Formation

1983

Roberts, I., 1983. The Syntax of English Modals

Conference proceedings

2011 (No publication date)

Roberts, IG. and Biberauer, T., 2011 (No publication date). Subjects, Tense and Verb-Movement in Germanic and Romance. http://www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/LINGUISTICS/glow/pdf/delhi_glow_proceedings.pdf,

Roberts, IG., Biberauer, T. and Holmberg, A., 2011 (No publication date). Structure and Linearisation in Disharmonic Word Orders. http://www.lingref.com/cpp/wccfl/26/index.html,

2007

Roberts, IG., Biberauer, T. and Holmberg, A., 2007. Disharmonic Word Orders and the Final-over-Final Constraint (FOFC). http://amsacta.cib.unibo.it/2397/1/PROCEEDINGS_IGG33.pdf,

2005

Internet publications

2011 (No publication date)

Biberauer, T. and Roberts, IG., 2011 (No publication date). Subjects, Tense and Verb-Agreement in Germanic and Romance,

Theses / dissertations

Roberts, IG., Representation of Implicit and Dethematized Subjects

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