Please note that this is only a partial list of Ph.D. recipients.
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Alumni/ae
Affiliation
Dissertation Title
Ai, Ruixi. Ph.D. 2006 Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies,
California State University, Long Beach
Elliptical Predicate Constructions in Mandarin
Aissen, Judith. Ph.D. 1974 Dept. of Linguistics,
University of CA, Santa Cruz
The Syntax of Causative Constructions
Asano, Makiko, Ph.D. 2002 Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures
San Francisco State University
Studies in Japanese Prosody
Aygen, Gulsat, Ph.D. 2002 Dept. of Linguistics, Northern Illinois University Finiteness, Case and Clausal Architecture
Baptista, Marlyse. Ph.D. 1997
Program in Linguistics,
The University of Georgia
The Morphosyntax of Verbs in Capeverdean Creole
Bergvall, Victoria. Ph.D. 1987 Dept. of Humanities,
Michigan Tech University
Focus in Kikuyu and Universal Grammar
Blumstein, Sheila. Ph.D. 1970 Dept. of Linguistics,
Brown University
Phonological Implications of Aphasic Speech
Bolotin, Naomi. Ph.D. 1995 Dept. of Linguistics,
University of Kansas
The Effect of Age on Parameter Resetting: Arabic-speaking Children and Adults' Acquisition of English Relative Clause Structure as Assessed through Interlanguage Data and a Universal Constraint
Bourns, Jeffrey. Ph.D. 2001 Dept. of Linguistics,
Harvard University

Studies in the Language of Three Northumbrian Poems
Bowern, Claire. Ph.D. 2004 Dept. of Linguistics,
Rice University
Bardi Verb Morphology in Historical Perspective
Carden, Guy. Ph.D. 1970 Dept. of Linguistics,
University of British Columbia
Logical predicates and idiolect variation in English
Chung, Sandra. Ph.D. 1976 Dept. of Linguistics,
University of CA, Santa Cruz
Case Marking and Grammatical Relations in Polynesian
Colarusso, John. PhD. 1975 Dept. of Anthropology,
McMaster University
The Northwest Caucasian Languages: A Phonological Survey
Connolly, Michael. Ph.D. 1971 Dept. of Slavic and Eastern Languages,
Boston College
Studies in the Classical Armenian Nominal System
Dorel, Martine. Ph.D. 1980 Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Universite de Marne-la-Vallee, France Topics in French Functional Syntax
Fairley, Irene. Ph.D. 1971 Linguistics Program,
Northeastern University
Syntactic Deviance in the Poetry of E.E. Cummings: A Stylistic Investigation
Ferguson, K. Scott. Ph.D. 1996 Dept. of Linguistics,
University of Geneva
A Feature-Relativized Shortest Move Requirement
Fortson, Benjamin W. Ph.D. 1996 Dept. of Classics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Studies in the Prosody of Plautine Latin
Garrett, Andrew. Ph.D. 1990 Dept. of Linguistics,
University of CA, Berkeley
The Syntax of Anatolian Pronomial Clitics
Goddard, Ives. Ph.D. 1969 Dept. of Anthropology,
Smithsonian Insitute
Delaware Verbal Morphology: A Descriptive and Comparative Study
Grenvald, Colette. Ph.D. 1975 Departement des Sciences du Langage and CNRS lab DDL, University of Lyon, France Jacaltec Syntax: a Study of Complex Sentences
Groat, Erich. Ph.D. 1997 Houghton-Mifflin Co, Boston
A Derivational Program in Syntactic Theory
Haiman, John. Ph.D. 1971 Linguistics Program,
Macalester College
Targets and Syntactic Change
Hale, Mark. Ph.D. 1987. Dept. of Classics, Modern Languages, and Linguistics,
Concordia University
Studies in the Comparative Syntax of the Oldest Indo-Iranian
Harkness, John. Ph.D. 1991 Dept. of English,
Mercer University
An Approach to the Metrical Behavior of Old English Verbs
Harris, Alice. Ph.D. 1976 Dept. of Linguistics,
Vanderbilt University
Grammatical Relations in Modern Georgian
Iwahata, Takahiro. Ph.D. 1998 Chuo Gakuin University Default Case Marking in Japanese
Jang, Youngjun. Ph.D. 1997 Dept. of English,
Chung-Ang University
Tense and Complementizer Feature-Checking

Jeong, Soo-Yeon

2009

   
Jonas, Dianne. Ph.D. 1997 Dept. of Linguistics,
Yale University
Clause Structure and Verb Syntax in Scandinavian and English
Jorgensen, Peter. Ph.D. 1972 Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages,
The University of Georgia
The Extant Icelandic Translations from Middle English
Joseph, Brian. Ph.D. 1978 Dept. of Linguistics,
The Ohio State University
Morphology and Universals in Syntactic Change: Evidence from Medieval and Modern Greek
Kaisse, Ellen. Ph.D. 1977 Dept. of Linguistics,
University of Washington
Hiatus in Modern Greek
Kasai, Hironobu. Ph.D. 2007 University of Kitakyushu Multiple Dominance in Syntax
Kato, Takaomi. Ph.D. 2006
Tokyo University of Science
Symmetries in Coordination
Katz, Joshua. Ph.D. 1998
Dept. of Classics,
Princeton University
Topics in Indo-European Personal Pronouns
Kim, Soo-Yeon. Ph.D. 1996 Sejong University Dependencies: A Study of Anaphoricity and Scrambling
Kissock, Madelyn. Ph.D. 1995 Dept. of  Linguistics,
Oakland University
Reflexive-middle Constructions and Verb Raising in Telugu
Kitahara, Hisatsugu. Ph.D. 1994 Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies,
Keio University
Target-Alpha: A Unified Theory of Structure-Building and Movement
Koch, Harald. Ph.D. 1973 Dept. of Linguistics,
The Australian National University
Indo-European Denominative Verbs in -nu-
Kornfilt, Jaklin. Ph.D. 1985
Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Syracuse University

Case Marking, Agreement and Empty Categories in Turkish
Lee, Ju-Eun. Ph.D. 2004 Ewha University
Seoul, Korea
Ditransitive Structures and the (Anti-) Locality Principle
Lee, Sook. Ph.D. 2003 East Asian Languages and Civilizations,
Harvard University
The Interaction of Verb Semantics and Functional Features in Korean Syntax

Liu, Patrick

Ph.D 2009

Divinity School

Yale University

Investigations in a Simplified Bracketed Grid Approach to Metrical Structure
Martin-Gonzalez, Javier, Ph.D. 2003 Dept. de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa),Universidad de Sevilla,
Spain
The Syntax of Negation in Spanish
Melchert, H. Craig. Ph.D. 1977 Dept. of Linguistics,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ablative and Instrumental in Hittite
Michelson, Karin. Ph.D. 1983 Dept. of Linguistics,
State University of New York at Buffalo
A Comparative Study of Accent in the Five Nations Iroquoian Languages
Miller, D. Gary. Ph.D. 1969 Dept. of Classics,
University of Florida
Studies in some Forms of the Genitive Singular in Indo-European
Moon, Grace. Ph.D. 2001 Dongduk University
Seoul, Korea
Grammatical and Discourse Properties of the Imperative Subject in English
Nakatani, Kentaro. Ph.D. 2004 Konan University
Kobe, Japan
Lexical Rules in syntax: A Case Study of V-Concatenation in Japanese
Nichols, John D. Ph.D. 1980

Dept. of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota

Ojibwe Morphology
Nichols, Lynn. Ph.D. 1998

Dept. of Linguistics,
University of CA, Berkeley

Topics in Zuni Syntax
Oliver, Elisabeth. Ph.D. 1995 Dept. of English,
Louisiana State University
The Language of the Early English Laws
O'Neil, John. Ph.D. 1997 Lingomotors (formerly Lexeme)
Cambridge, MA
Means of Control: Deriving the Properties of PRO in the Minimalist Program
Ozturk, Balkiz. Ph.D. 2004 Bogazici University
Istanbul, Turkey
Case, Referentiality and Phrase Structure
Nussbaum, Alan. Ph.D. 1976 Dept.of Classics,
Cornell University
Caland's Law and the Caland System
Poliquin, Gabriel. Ph.D. 2006 Dept. of Linguistics, University of Delaware Canadian French Vowel Harmony
Poole, Geoffrey. Ph.D. 1996

Dept. of English Literary and Linguistic Studies, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Transformations Across Components
Pyatt, Elizabeth. Ph.D. 1997 Education Technology Services,
Pennsylvania State University
An Integrated Model of the Phonology and Syntax of Celtic Mutations
Quinn, Conor. Ph.D. 2006 Dept. of Linguistics and philosophy, MIT Referential-access Dependency in Penobscot
Radzinski,Daniel. Ph.D. 1990 Time to Know,Ramat-Gan Israel Mathematics of Unbounded Duplicative and Columnar Constructions in Chinese
Reiss, Charles. Ph.D. 1995 Dept. of Classics, Modern Languages, and Linguistics,
Concordia University
A Theory of Assimilation with Special References to Old Icelandic Phonology
Robertson, John. Ph.D. 1976 Dept. of Linguistics,
Brigham Young University
The Structure of Pronoun Incorporation in the Mayan Verbal Complex

Samuels, Bridget

Ph.D 2009

Department of Linguistics

University of Maryland

The Structure of Phonological Theory
Sezer, F. Engin. Ph.D. 1991 Dept. of Turkish Studies,
Bilkent University, Ankara
Issues in Turkish Syntax
Silverstein, Michael. Ph.D. 1972 Dept. of Anthropology,
University of Chicago
Studies in Penutian, I. California. 1. The Structure of an Etymology
Szczegielniak, Adam, Ph.D. 2004

Warsaw University / Harvard University

Principal Investigator, Marie Curie ERC IR Grant

Relativization and Ellipsis
Taylor, Patrick, Ph.D. 2003 Houghton-Mifflin Co, Boston Studies in Ancient Anatolian Language and Culture
Timberlake, Alan. Ph.D. 1973 Slavic Languages and Literatures,
University of CA, Berkeley
The Objective Nominative
Vago, Robert. Ph.D. 1974 Dept. of Linguistics,
The City University of New York
Hungarian Generative Phonology
Vaux, Bert. Ph.D. 1994

University Lecture in Linguistics

King's College

University of Cambridge

Armenian Phonology
Vine, Brent. Ph.D. 1982. Dept. of Classics,
University of CA, Los Angeles
Indo-European Verbal Formations in *-d-
Whitman, John. Ph.D. 1985 Dept. of Linguistics,
Cornell University
The Phonological Basis for the Comparison of Japanese and Korean
Zaenen, Annie. Ph.D. 1980 PARC, Palo Alto Extraction Rules in Icelandic