Research output per year
Research output per year
Room 03.002 - 1 University Square
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
I am open to PhD applications in the fields of:
- Syntax and/or morphology (theoretical, comparative, minimalist/generative)
- Cross-linguistic variation and its formal modelling in minimalist grammars
- Diachronic linguistics and language change from a formal perspective (especially Principles-and-Parameters Theory)
- Generative approaches to first/child language acquisition (please note: I cannot supervise applied/pedagogical projects in second language teaching, TESOL/EFL, etc.)
Research activity per year
My research primarily focuses on generative syntactic theory and the interfaces of syntax with systems of thought (interpretation) and sound/gesture (externalization). I work within Noam Chomsky's Minimalist Program, whose aim is to develop theories of the human language capacity that are not only descriptively and explanatorily adequate but also responsible to biolinguistic questions of evolutionary plausibility. My work therefore places an emphasis on such conceptual considerations as simplicity, economy and optimal design. I also work on comparative and diachronic syntax, with particular interests in the Germanic and Slavonic languages.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Richards, M. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Richards, M. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Richards, M. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Richards, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Richards, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation