Research areas:

Semantics of natural languages
The syntax/semantics interface
Turkish morphology and syntax
In particular, reference, specificity, and temporal interpretation
 

Current research:

The semantics of specificity
Syntactic factors determining specificity
Interaction of specificity and focus
Negative polarity items and free choice items
 

Courses regularly taught:

Linguistics 101 - Human Language
Linguistics 340 - Introduction to Semantics
Linguistics 540 - Advanced Semantics
Semantics seminars
 

Contact:

Phone:	608-262-2292
Snail mail:	Department of Linguistics   University of Wisconsin   1168 Van Hise Hall   1220 Linden Drive   Madison, WI 53706
Email:	menc@facstaff.wisc.edu

Linguistics at UW-Madison:

Department of Linguistics | The graduate program |  Fall 99 linguistics courses
 

Other linguistics links:

Read the LINGUIST | Linguistics departments | LSA