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Shira Tal: Investigating the developmental trajectory of cognitive biases that shape language

Shira Tal: Investigating the developmental trajectory of cognitive biases that shape language
PPLS Perspectives - Episode five: Evolution of Language

PPLS Perspectives - Episode five: Evolution of Language
PPLS Perspectives Podcast - Episode 2 - Accent Bias

PPLS Perspectives Podcast - Episode 2 - Accent Bias
[ELLT] John Payne -- Attributive adjectives and the complement-modifier distinction

[ELLT] John Payne -- Attributive adjectives and the complement-modifier distinction
[ELLT] John Joseph -- Pullum's Progress

[ELLT] John Joseph -- Pullum's Progress
[ELLT] Brett Reynolds -- Why more and less are never adverbs

[ELLT] Brett Reynolds -- Why more and less are never adverbs
[ELLT] Philip Miller and Peter Culicover -- Lexical be

[ELLT] Philip Miller and Peter Culicover -- Lexical be
[ELLT] Nikolas Gisborne -- Mutual dependency, wh- clauses and Word Grammar

[ELLT] Nikolas Gisborne -- Mutual dependency, wh- clauses and Word Grammar
[ELLT] Ryan Nefdt -- How to be neutral about linguistic infinity

[ELLT] Ryan Nefdt -- How to be neutral about linguistic infinity
[ELLT] Chris Potts -- Characterising English Preposing in PP Constructions

[ELLT] Chris Potts -- Characterising English Preposing in PP Constructions
[ELLT] Mark Steedman -- Model-Theoretic Syntax for the Working Syntactician

[ELLT] Mark Steedman -- Model-Theoretic Syntax for the Working Syntactician
[ELLT] Polly Jacobson -- From GPSG to CG (and partway back again)

[ELLT] Polly Jacobson -- From GPSG to CG (and partway back again)
Language Sciences at The University of Edinburgh

Language Sciences at The University of Edinburgh
Why is the project called ‘We grow languages’?

Why is the project called ‘We grow languages’?
Edinburgh Lectures in Language Evolution: Gareth Roberts

Edinburgh Lectures in Language Evolution: Gareth Roberts
Edinburgh Lectures in Language Evolution: Cedric Boeckx

Edinburgh Lectures in Language Evolution: Cedric Boeckx
We grow languages - Introduction

We grow languages - Introduction
We grow languages - What is word order

We grow languages - What is word order
Caroline Heycock - Copular Clauses

Caroline Heycock - Copular Clauses
Welcome to Linguistics & English Language at Edinburgh

Welcome to Linguistics & English Language at Edinburgh
Smith, Kenny - How humans got language

Smith, Kenny - How humans got language
Prof Aditi Lahiri - Pertinacity of phonological nonesuches

Prof Aditi Lahiri - Pertinacity of phonological nonesuches
The origins of the Scots language - in English

The origins of the Scots language - in English
The origins of the Scots language - in Scots

The origins of the Scots language - in Scots
Doctoral research at the Angus Mcintosh Centre

Doctoral research at the Angus Mcintosh Centre
Introducing: The Angus McIntosh Centre for Historical Linguistics

Introducing: The Angus McIntosh Centre for Historical Linguistics
Perspectives on Language Evolution: interview with Morten Christiansen

Perspectives on Language Evolution: interview with Morten Christiansen
Life beyond Linguistics at Edinburgh: Graduate Stories: Thea Graham

Life beyond Linguistics at Edinburgh: Graduate Stories: Thea Graham
Jon Carr: Language Evolution

Jon Carr: Language Evolution
Marieke Woensdregt: Is talk cheap?

Marieke Woensdregt: Is talk cheap?