Pedagogy

Prior Teaching

Semantics (Spring 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Philosophy of Language (Spring 2020)
Language, Space and the Absurd (co-taught with Amy Halliday; Fall 2019)
Thinking Through Fictional Worlds: The Philosophy, Cognitive Science and Linguistics of Imagination & Narrative (Fall 2019)
Endangered narratives (co-taught with Polina Barskova; Spring 2019)
Translation, ambiguity and discourse (in)coherence (Spring 2019)
Life and death: Conversations and questions across disciplines (co-taught with Pamela Stone; Spring 2018)
Foreign Accent (Fall 2017)
Pragmatics (Fall 2017)
Narrative discourse (Spring 2017)
Universal Grammar (Fall 2016)
The hidden power of form in language and media (co-taught with Jim Miller; Fall 2016)
Forms of address in linguistics and literature (co-taught with Polina Barskova; Spring 2016)
Discovering rules in an extinct language: Sound patterns in Osage (Fall 2015)
Research seminar in linguistics & philosophy: Performative utterances (Fall 2015)
Literature & Cognition (Spring 2011)
Discovering the Rules of Language (Fall 2010)

Integration and Innovation (Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration Program (BDIC); Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
Topics in Semantics: Anaphora, Stativity and Indexicality (Graduate Seminar; Spring 2017)

Introduction to Semantics (Summer 2015)
Changing reality through language: Semantics and pragmatics of performatives (MA-level seminar in semantics, pragmatics and philosophy of language; Winter 2014/2015)
The Language of Suicidal Notes (Winter 2014/2015)
Structure of Siouan Languages (co-taught with Robert Van Valin; Summer 2014)
Introduction to Semantics (Summer 2014)
Time, Modality and Consequence (Winter 2013/2014)
Speaking of events (co-taught with Hana Filip; Summer 2013)
Linguistics in Forensics and Advertising (Summer 2013)
Philosophy and Linguistics of Literature (Summer 2013)
Aspect: From Verb to Discourse (co-taught with Hana Filip; Winter 2012/2013)
Literature & Cognition (Winter 2012/2013)