Publications – Maria Polinsky

Agreement

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I work on Agreement in various languages. Here are some of my recent publications:

“Agreement in Archi from a Minimalist Perspective” from Oxford University Press

“Biabsolutives in Archi” from the proceedings of LSA 88

Dagestanian Research

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Here is some work that I have done on Dagestanian languages:

Polinsky, M. Agreement in Archi from a minimalist perspective. In: Archi: complexities of agreement in cross-theoretical perspective (eds. Oliver Bond et al). 184-232. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Polinsky, M. Tsez Syntax: A Description. Manuscript. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Polinsky, M and Radkevich, N. Biabsolutives in Archi in LSA 88. Minneapolis, MN.
Gagliardi, A; Goncalves, M; Polinsky, M; and Radkevich, N. The Biabsolutive Construction in Lak and Tsez. Lingua 150:137-170.

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Polynesian Research

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Here is some research I have done related to Polynesian languages:

Polinsky, M and Potsdam, E. Austronesian syntax. Languages of Oceania.
Clemens, LE and Polinsky, M. Verb-initial word orders (primarily in Austronesian and Mayan languages). The Blackwell Companion to Syntax, second edition.
Polinsky, M and Potsdam, E. Information questions in Malagasy dialects. “Dialectal variation in Madagascar”. Western Papers in Linguistics (Cahiers linguistiques de Western) 1:6.
Potsdam, E and Polinsky, M. The Syntax of the Tahitian Actor Emphatic Construction. Oceanic Linguistics. 51: 58-85.
Potsdam, E and Polinsky, M. Questions and word order in Polynesian. Topics in Oceanic Syntax. 121-153.

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1995-2004

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2004

Polinsky M, Potsdam E. Malagasy control and its theoretical implications. Berkeley Linguistic Society, Proceedings 30.

2003

Comrie, B, Polinsky M. Constraints on Reflexivization in Tsez. Current Trends in Caucasian, East European, and Inner Asian Linguistics.

2001

Potsdam, E, Polinsky M. Long Distance Agreement and Topic in Tsez. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory.
Polinsky, M. Information Structure and Syntax: Topic, Discourse-Linking and Agreement.
Third Workshop on Spoken and Written Texts. Austin: Texas Linguistic Forum.

1998

Keenan E, Polinsky M. Malagasy morphology. In: The Handbook of Morphology. Oxford: Blackwell
Comrie B, Polinsky M. The Great Dagestanian Case Hoax. In: Case, Typology, and Grammar. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

1995

Polinsky M. Cross-linguistic parallels in language loss. Southwest Journal of Linguistics.
Polinsky M. American Russian: Language Loss Meets Language Acquisition. In: Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguisitics. Cornell Meeting. Ann Arbor: Michigan Slavic Publications.
Polinsky M. Niuean. Eastern Literature RAS.

1994

Polinsky M. Relativization in Chukchi. In collection: Aronson, Howard (ed.), Papers from the 7th Conference on the Non-Slavic Languages of the USSR. . 1994. Chicago University Press, Chicago.

1993

Polinsky M. Subject Inversion and Intransitive Subject Incorporation. Papers from the 29th Regional Meeting of the Chicago Linguistics Society.

2005-2010

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2010

Kwon N, Lee Y, Gordon P, Kluender R, Polinsky M. Cognitive and linguistic factors affecting subject/object asymmetry: An eye-tracking study of pre-nominal relative clauses in Korean. Language.
Kwon N, Monahan P, Polinsky M. Object Control in Korean: A Backward Control Impostor. In: Movement Theory of Control. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Hornstein, N. Polinsky M. Control as Movement. Movement Theory of Control.
Bateman N, Polinsky M. Romanian as a two-gender language. In: Gerdts D, Moore J, Polinsky M Hypothesis A/Hypothesis B. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Benmamoun E, Montrul S, Polinsky M. White Paper: Prolegomena to Heritage Linguistics. Harvard University.

2009

Ueno M, Polinsky M. Does headedness affect processing?. Journal of Linguistics.
Kravtchenko E, Polinsky M, Xiang M. Are all subject islands created equal?, in CUNY Sentence Processing Conference. 2009th ed. UC Davis.
Polinsky M. What breaks in A- and A-bar chains under incomplete acquisition, in CUNY Sentence Processing Conference. UC Davis.
Gagliardi A, Lidz J, Polinsky M. The acquisition of noun classes in Tsez, in BUCLD 34.
Xiang, M., Polinsky, M., Chen, L., Kelly, C., and Wang, S. The Effect of Partial Semantic Feature Match in Forward Prediction and Backward Retrieval. Poster session presented at CUNY Sentence Processing Conference. UC Davis.

2008

Caponigro I, Polinsky M. Almost everything is relative in the Caucasus. Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT) 18.
Polinsky M. Without aspect. In: Corbett GG, Noonan M Case and Grammatical Relations. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Polinsky M, Potsdam E. The syntax and semantics of wanting in Indonesian. Lingua.
Caponigro I, Polinsky M. Relatively speaking (in Circassian). 27th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL) [Internet].
Polinsky M. Heritage Language Narratives. In: Heritage Language Education: A New Field Emerging. Routledge.
Polinsky M. Gender under incomplete acquisition: Heritage speakers’ knowledge of noun categorization. Heritage Language Journal.
Polinsky M, Shklovsky, K. Review: Ginuxsko-russkij slovar’ by M. Š. Xalilov and I. A. Isakov. Anthropological Linguistics, Vol. 49.

2007

Polinsky M, Kagan O. Heritage languages: In the ‘wild’ and in the classroom. Language and Linguistics Compass.
Cowles, W H, Kluender, Robert, Kutas, Marta, Polinsky, Maria. Violations of information structure: An electrophysiological study of answers to wh-questions. Brain and Language.
Potsdam E, Polinsky M. Missing complement clause subjects in Malagasy. Oceanic Linguistics.
Polinsky M, Kluender R. Linguistic typology and theory construction: Common challenges ahead. Linguistic Typology [Internet].

2006

Kwon N, Polinsky M, Kluender R. Subject preference in Korean. In: Baumer D, Montero D, Scanlon M Proceedings of the 25th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL 25). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press.
Polinsky M. Incomplete acquisition: American Russian. Journal of Slavic Linguistics.
Polinsky M, Kwon N. Object control in Korean: Structure and processing. In: McGloin N, Mori J Japanese/Korean Linguistics (J/KL) 15. Stanford: CSLI Publications.
Polinsky M, Potsdam E. Expanding the scope of control and raising. Syntax.

2005

Polinsky M. Antipassive constructions. In: Haspelmath M, Dryer MS, Gil D, Comrie B The World Atlas of Language Structures. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Polinsky M, Ravid D, Shyldkrot HB-Z. Word class distinctions in an incomplete grammar. In: Perspectives on Language and Language Development. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Press.

The hidden benefits of gossip, ostracism

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Study analyzes content of nightmares and bad dreams

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You think water moves fast? You should see ice

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A refreshing Shasta

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The Cascade range of volcanoes is pretty impressive to see from the ground. Stretching from California up to Washington, it includes famous mountains like Saint Helens, Hood, and Rainier. I’ve seen many of these while driving in the area, and they’re even cooler from an airplane.

Maria Polinsky

Professor of Linguistics

Category: Publications (Page 1 of 2)

Agreement

Dagestanian Research

Polynesian Research

1995-2004

1994

2005-2010

The hidden benefits of gossip, ostracism

Making stem cells grow human hair

Study analyzes content of nightmares and bad dreams

You think water moves fast? You should see ice

A refreshing Shasta

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