I research theoretical syntax and its interface with morphology—and, potentially, phonology. My work is driven by fundamental questions: What combinatorial rules govern natural languages? How do these rules converge or diverge cross-linguistically? How does variation emerge within Universal Grammar? And what do these patterns reveal about the human capacity for language? Empirically, I focus on endangered and moribund Semitic languages, including the Neo-Aramaic language family and understudied spoken varieties of Arabic. Through fieldwork with these communities, I aim to introduce new empirical insights into the theoretical domain, demonstrating how such data can potentially inform and refine (morpho)-syntactic theory.
Fusion, obliteration, and feature valuation: revisiting modular boundaries in Arabic agreement. Poster presentation at the 61st annual meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society (CLS 61). (May 9-11, 2025).
A Morphology-Sensitive Model of Agree to Account for Agreement Variation. Presentation at the 18th Workshop in General Linguistics. (WiGL 2024). (April 12-15, 2024).
Agreement as an All-the-Way Operation: Evidence from Palestinian Arabic. Presentation at the 37th Arabic Linguistics Symposium (ASAL 37). (Feb 23-25, 2024).
Locating Agreement in the Grammar. Poster at the Linguistics Society of America Annual Meeting (LSA 2024). (Jan. 4-7, 2024).
The Curious Case of (V1+V2) Construction in Palestinian Arabic. Presentation at Purdue Linguistics Symposium (PLS 2023). (April. 22-25, 2023).