Ema Banerjee

Emmanuel College
  • PhD Student

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About

Ema has been based at Emmanuel College, Cambridge since 2017, where she completed her BA (2020) and her MPhil (2021) in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, before commencing her PhD. Although she primarily works within generative syntax, her interests span across subfields, particularly concerning the interface between syntax and semantics.

Research

Research Topic: The role of contrastive focus in licensing ellipsis

Supervisor: Prof. Ian Roberts

Publications:

Banerjee, E. (2023). Why Ellipsis needs TOO. Cambridge Occasional Papers in Linguistics, 15 (7), 241–290

Katsos, N., Banerjee, E., Chang, Y. J., Clark, T., Cowan, J., Williamson, T. R., & Witkowska, Z. (2021). Review of Experimental Pragmatics: The Making of a Cognitive Science by Ira Noveck. Journal of Pragmatics, 185, 108–112

Banerjee, E. (2021). The Mechanics of Mismatched Ellipsis. Cambridge Occasional Papers in Linguistics, 13 (5), 118–131

Teaching and supervision

Supervisor for Li. 2 (Structures), Li. 9 (Syntax) and Li. 5 (Linguistic Theory)

Other activities and roles:

Editor for Cambridge Occasional Papers in Linguistics (2021-2024)