Uni-Tübingen

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Short Bio

Michelle is a PhD student working for the CRC 1718 Common Ground as part of project B6. She is currently conducting research on common ground updates triggered by non-canonical inversion structures in English, specifically locative inversion. During her studies at the University of Tübingen, she engaged with a wide range of subfields within linguistics, with a particular focus on syntax and phonetics.

Research Interests

  • experimental syntax

  • the syntax-pragmatics interface

  • non-canonical structures

  • First and second language acquisition

  • Articulatory phonetics

Education

  • Master of Arts (M.A.) in English Linguistics (2026)

  • Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Educational Science and English (2024)

Selected Publications/Projects

  • Project B6 – Syntax and the Common Ground: Non-Canonical Inversion Structures – PhD student

Awards & Achievements

  • Scholarship, Scholarship Foundation Villigst, 2021-2025

Teaching/Academic Activities

  • Syntax Tutorials at the English Department of the University of Tübingen, 2023-2025