Research Summary

I do empirical research on semantics and pragmatics, using both experimental and computational methods. My interests include:

  • The acquisition and processing of quantification
  • Pronoun interpretation
  • Discourse relations and their marking
  • Lexical semantics, focussing on Antonymy
  • Implicit causality and it's interaction with discourse relations, anaphora and discourse questions
  • The acquisition and interpretation of contrast
  • Features that influence preferences for collective and distributive readings