Projects
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Valency-decreasing operations in Formosan
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Raising constructions in Formosan
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The nature of Philippine-type 'voice' and similar systems in non-Austronesian languages
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Variation and change in western Austronesian syntax
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The Austronesian homeland puzzle and Austronesian higher-order subgrouping
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The primary diaspora of Malayo-Polynesian
Current collaborative projects
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Geographical typology as a window into the evolution of the Austronesian family, with Brad McDonnell and Dan Kaufman.
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Language evolution in the Austronesian family tree. With Mary Walworth and Miriam Meyerhoff.
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The evolution of basic colour terms in Māori. With Neil Dodgson.
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Exceptive constructions in Austronesian languages. With Eric Potsdam, Maria Polinsky, and Luané Lennox.
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Austronesian higher-order subgrouping with a special focus on Malayo-Polynesian. With Kristina Gallego, Jonathan Kuo, Isaac Stead, and Benjamin van der Voorn.
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Voice and restructuring in Austronesian languages. With Ileana Paul, Lisa Travis, Diane Massan, Jozina Vander Klok, and Susi Wurmbrand.
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Relative clauses and islands in Tagalog. With Nozomi Tanaka.
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The evolution of syntax in Western Austronesian. With Daniel Kaufman and Bradley McDonnell.
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L1 transfer effects in the acquisition of English by-phrases. With Stephen Skalicky.
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A cross-linguistic exploration of English, Mandarin Chinese, and Indonesian. With Stephen Skalicky.