Helena Aparicio

Principal Investigator

My research focuses on understanding what aspects of linguistic meaning are hard-coded as opposed to derived during linguistic interactions. To answer this question, I combine insights from theoretical linguistics, and cognitive science more broadly, with experimental and computational methods.

John R. Starr

John R. Starr is a PhD candidate in the Department of Linguistics. His research utilizes computational and experimental approaches to examine how phonological information can affect on-line and off-line linguistic processing. His broad interests include: psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, and poetics.

Nianpo Su

I am a third-year PhD student in the Department of Linguistics at Cornell University. I work on experimental syntax/semantics with a focus on East Asian languages. My qualifying paper investigated the syntax-prosody interface of Japanese multiple scrambling. Before coming to Cornell, I received my B.A. in Japanese Language and Literature from Tsinghua University.

Kihyo Park

Kihyo’s research areas are incremental processing in language comprehension and experimental pragmatics. He’s also interested in applying computational methods into human language processing. When he’s not in research mode, he usually plays his guitars/ukuleles.

Kaelyn Lamp

I am a 5th year PhD candidate with interests in computational psycholinguistics. My research focuses on using computational and experimental methods to study various pragmatic and semantic topics including dog whistles and causality.

Zander Lynch

I am a 1st year PhD student in the Department of Linguistics. My psycholinguistic research method of choice is eye-tracking and my research focuses on questions about the processing of adjectives incrementally and how semantics affects adjective ordering. When I am not tracking eyes I can be found learning dead languages including Hittite, Latin, and Luwian.

Yifan Wu

I am a 1st year PhD student in the Department of Linguistics. My research focuses on human sentence processing and experimental syntax/pragmatics. Now I am quite into questions revolving around adaptation and imprecision. I am also interested in using computational methods for language understanding. When I am not doing research, you might find me tracking the language of nature.

Xulián “Yumi” Romano

I am an undergraduate student in Linguistics and Cognitive Science. I am interested in concept theory and the processes involved in mapping linguistic forms to perceptual experiences.

Manxin Lan

I am an undergraduate student in Linguistics and Statistics. I am interested in linguistic relativity and spatiotemporal metaphors, and my broad interest includes psycholinguistic and using experimental methods to study languages.

Emily Pecsok

I am a graduate student studying Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. I recently graduated from Cornell with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Linguistics. My research interests are in subjectivity, adaptation and vagueness.

Altria Wang

BA(junior) in cs, linguistics and stats. Interest: quantifier, pragmatics, computational linguistics.

Curtis Chen

I am a recently graduated undergraduate/Masters student at MIT interested in computation, cognition and linguistics. I work on NLP, reference resolution, gradability and emergent communication.