Keir Moulton, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Diversity in embedding strategies: what under-represented languages can tell us
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$71,982
Diversity in embedding strategies: what under-represented languages can tell us
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$134,614
Persian questions: uncovering hidden syntactic structure with experimental methods
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$32,055

All 4 grants and awards

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Diversity in embedding strategies: what under-represented languages can tell us

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Shimoyama, Junko

Keywords: syntax; semantics; pragmatics; diversity; under-represented languages; embedding strategies; embedded root phenomena; embedded speech acts; compositionality; discourse; recursion; reported speech; reported thought; utterances; communication

$71,982

Diversity in embedding strategies: what under-represented languages can tell us

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Shimoyama, Junko

Keywords: syntax; semantics; pragmatics; diversity; under-represented languages; embedding strategies; embedded root phenomena; embedded speech acts; compositionality; discourse; recursion; reported speech; reported thought; utterances; communication

$134,614

Persian questions: uncovering hidden syntactic structure with experimental methods

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Moulton, Keir

Keywords: Linguistics; Syntax; Experimental syntax; typology; movement; acceptability judgment tasks; islands

$32,055

Processing pronouns and quantifiers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Moulton, Keir

Keywords: pronouns; sentence processing; sentence comprehension; syntax; semantics; quantification; eye-tracking; self-paced reading

$131,603

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Moulton, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Persian questions: uncovering hidden syntactic structure with experimental methods" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]