Organizers

Student Organizers

Aditya Yedetore Co-organizer “I’m a second year graduate student in the Linguistics Department at Boston University, working with Professor Najoung Kim. I am interested in semantics, syntax, and language acquisition. My current work involves comparing linguistic generalization in neural networks and children. I am also completing research on the semantics of motion predicates under Professor Elizabeth Coppock.“

Rebecca Bonney Co-organizer “I’m currently in my first year as a PhD student in the Department of Linguistics. I hail from the vibrant country of Ghana. My research interests span semantics, syntax, and bilingualism. In my previous work, I studied the semantics and syntax of multiple determiners and plurals in Akan. My interests also extend to heritage speakers of Akan and other African languages. I am fluent in Akan, Spanish, and English, and I possess a working knowledge of French.”

Yuanyuan Zhang Co-organizer “I’m a third year PhD student in the Department of Linguistics. I study the syntax, semantics, and sociolinguistics. My recent investigated the attitudes of the speakers of the Lianyungang dialect of Mandarin Chinese, which is a dialect spoken in a small town in west Lianyungang where I grew up.”

Faculty Organizers

The faculty organizers for BUCLD include Amy Liberman, Paul Hagstrom, and Charles Chang.