Ema Banerjee
- 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)