Singapore English is a focal point across the many subfields of linguistics, as its semantic,
syntactic and phonetic/phonological qualities tell us a great deal about what happens when …

This dissertation investigates the acquisition of Argument Ellipsis (AE). In Chapter 2, I
discuss two theoretical approaches to the cross-linguistic distribution/acquisition of AE …

In this dissertation I provide an account of the distribution of Korean clause-typing markers
from the perspective of a formal typological model, the Universal Spine Hypothesis …

This paper provides new data from Colloquial Singapore English (CSE) showing a hitherto
unnoticed subject–object asymmetry: empty objects, but not empty subjects, exhibit …

This paper proposes a new model for null subjects, and focuses on its implications for
language development. The literature on pro-drop generally considers that not allowing null …

We propose a functional category of People Referring Expressions, or PREs, which cuts
across multiple lexical categories and which makes essential reference to the act of referring …

This chapter investigates the syntax and semantics of Singlish (Colloquial Singapore
English) sentence-final already and its development in the contact ecology of Singapore …

One of the major differences between English and Japanese is the distribution of
phonologically null arguments. Japanese allows both null objects and subjects, as in (1b) …

Abstract English is not canonically considered a pro-drop language. Despite this, it does
allow null pronouns, although less freely than traditional pro-drop languages like Italian and …

Das Fehlen des Artikelsystems, der Person/Numerus-sowie weiterer Finitheitsmarkierungen
am Verb, der fakultative Einsatz des Passivs, die Präsenz der Verbserialisierung oder die …