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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Leonard Bloomfield Book Award Finalist (links)

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LSA Update #319 Leonard Bloomfield Book Award Finalist The Bloomfield Book Award Committee congratulates Chris Collins as an award finalist ...

Congratulations: Bloomfield Award Finalist (notification letter)

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[with Jason's permission] Dear Chris, It is my great pleasure to inform you that your book, Principles of argument structure (MIT Press,...
Friday, October 17, 2025

A Singular Note on Singular-They/Them (Snippets)

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Abstract: In this short snippet, I investigate verbal agreement with singular-they/them. A Singular Note on Singular-They/Them      Snippets
Monday, October 13, 2025

Proposal: Noam Chomsky Award (rough draft)

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Noam Chomsky Award for the Scientific Study of Human Language Purpose: The Noam Chomsky Award recognizes individuals or groups who have made...
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Smuggling and Labeling Theory (with Andreas Blümel)

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Abstract: This paper draws a deep connection between smuggling (Collins, 2005) and labeling (Collins, 2002; Chomsky, 2013, 2015), showing th...
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Reading Group: Foundations of Minimalist Syntax (Spring 2026) (near final draft)

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Reading Group Announcement: Foundations of Minimalist Syntax Spring 2026 Coordinator: Professor Chris Collins Level: Graduate students and a...

NYU Syntax Seminar: Inversion (Spring 2026) (near final draft)

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 Seminar Announcement: Inversion Spring 2026 (Ling GA-3320) Instructor: Professor Chris Collins Level: Graduate students and advanced underg...