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My research is in theoretical linguistics, more specifically in comparative syntax. My work is set against the background assumptions argued for by Noam Chomsky: that there exists a specific human cognitive capacity for language which is present at birth and requires simple environmental stimulation in order for linguistic competence in the ...
Professor Ian Roberts. Position (s): Professor of Linguistics. Head of Section of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. Department/Section: Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages & Linguistics. Contact details: Telephone number: +44 (0)1223 763057. Email address: igr20@cam.ac.uk. Personal website:
Ian G. Roberts is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Downing College, Cambridge. [1] He also serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence).
Professor of Linguistics, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. Ian's research is in theoretical linguistics, more specifically in comparative syntax.
Jun 1, 2018 · Professor Ian Roberts is Principal Investigator of Giving Voice to Digital Democracies: The Social Impact of Artificially Intelligent Communications Technology, a new research project at the Centre for the Humanities and Social Change, Cambridge.
Professor Ian Roberts FBA. Historical and comparative syntax of the Romance, Germanic and Celtic languages; grammatical analysis adopting and adapting the concepts and techniques of Chomskyan generative theory. Elected 2007
Ian Roberts is Professor of Linguistics and Professorial Fellow at Downing College at the University of Cambridge.
