Ordinary Working Grammarian

In this blog post, I outline what is perhaps my most successful classroom activity. The basic idea is to have the students help each other t...

Grammatical Analysis II Spring 2021 Week 8: A versus A’-Movement

I got my first Covid-19 shot yesterday, Sunday March 21, 2021. In this blog post, I give the background leading up to the shot, and details ...

Abstract: This talk explores the form and function of the most fundamental operation of the Narrow Syntax, namely Merge. First, we'll g...

Here are three Facebook threads on morphology. They contain many posts by various linguists on the topic of morphology, and in particular th...

When you apply for a job and are invited for an interview, it can be a source of great anxiety. How do you prepare for such an interview? He...

 Here is the syllabus for my Structure of Ewe course. It is meant for grads and advanced undergraduates.  Syllabus: Structure of Ewe (Spring...