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Languages, Linguistics and Film

Professor Daniel Harbour, PhD (MIT)

Daniel

Professor of the Cognitive Science of Language

Email: d.harbour@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7882 5739
Room Number: ArtsOne 1.21
Website: http://webspace.qmul.ac.uk/dharbour/
Office Hours: By appointment

Profile

My research as a theoretical linguist concerns morphemes, the smallest meaning-bearing units of language. I focus in particular on what understudied, morphologically rich languages tell us about the syntax, semantics, and morphology of such units. Additionally, I am interested in the documentation and preservation of less-studied languages, especially by native and heritage speakers. More recently, I have been studying the relationship between grammar and writing systems. 

I am happy to supervise PhD and postdoctoral research clearly connected to my research interests and expertise, such as morphology, morphosyntax, morphosemantics, language description, and the linguistics of writing systems. The PhD Applicant Query Form can be found here. Postdocs should contact me directly.

Teaching

  • Morpheme to Meaning (PG)
  • Understudied Languages and Linguistic Theory (PG)
  • Unfamiliar Languages (UG)
  • Writing Systems (UG)

Research

Research Interests:

  • Morphology
  • Morphosyntax
  • Morphosemantics
  • Language documentation
  • Typology
  • Writing systems

Publications

Browse a list of publications by Prof Daniel Harbour.

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