The University of Michigan
Undergraduate Science Building (USB)
204 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2215
Areas of Specialization
Syntactic Theory - Principles and Parameters, Minimalism, Agreement, Control.
Morpho- syntax of Modern Greek.
Language Acquisition: especially syntactic development of children speaking null subject languages.
Bilingualism
Semantics
Dissertation/Thesis working title and topic
n/a
Konstantia Kapetangianni
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Michigan
Department of Linguistics
Degrees
M.A. 2003 Department of English Language and Literature, Eastern Michigan University (Linguistics)
Translation Diploma 1995 French Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece
B.A. 1993 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (French Language and Literature)
Principal Presentations and Publications
"Control in Greek: It’s another good move" (Joint paper with Prof. T. Daniel Seely). Presented at the New Horizons in the Grammar of Raising and Control Workshop, LSA Summer Institute, Cambridge, MA, 2005
"On Control in Modern Greek: Explanation by Deduction; Agreement by Degrees" (Joint paper with Prof. T. Daniel Seely) Presented at the 25th Annual Meeting on Greek Linguistics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, May, 2004
"Subjunctives in Greek: Explanation by Deduction; Agreement by Degrees" (Joint paper with Prof. T. Daniel Seely). Presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of Michigan Linguistic Society, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, October, 2003.
"On Control in Modern Greek: Explanation by Deduction; Agreement by Degrees" (Joint paper with Prof. T. Daniel Seely). Presented at the North American Syntax Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, May, 2003.
"On Control in Modern Greek: Explanation by Deduction; Agreement by Degrees" (Joint paper with Prof. T. Daniel Seely). Paper accepted at the Greek Syntax and the Minimalist Seduction workshop on Greek Syntax, University of Reading, UK, September 2002.
Subjunctive Clauses in Modern Greek: A Challenge for Minimalism. MA Thesis, Eastern Michigan University, 2003.