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Professor of Linguistics. Degrees and Honours. BA (Bangor), PhD (USC), LittD, FBA. Research Interests. My research is in theoretical linguistics, more specifically in comparative syntax.
- Department of Cambridge Language Sciences
Parameters and the three factors of language design....
- Rethinking Comparative Syntax ERC-funded Research Project
Rethinking Comparative Syntax Rethinking Comparative Syntax...
- Department of Cambridge Language Sciences
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. 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: http://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/people… College:
Professor of Linguistics at Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge. Professor of Linguistics, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. Ian's research is in theoretical linguistics, more specifically in comparative syntax.
Parameters and the three factors of language design. Taraldsen’s Generalisation and Diachronic Syntax: Two Ways to Lose Null Subjects. Sheehan, ML., Biberauer, T., Holmberg, AH. and Roberts, IGR., 2013 (No publication date). Complexity in comparative syntax: the view from modern parametric theory.
Ian Roberts offers a stimulating introduction to our greatest gift as a species: our capacity for articulate language. We are mostly as blissfully unaware of the intricacies of the structure of language as fish are of the water they swim in.
Ian Roberts. ,University of Cambridge. Published 2023. Description. A coherent introduction to generative syntax by a leader in the field, this textbook leads students through the theory from the very beginning, assuming no prior knowledge.
