The Experimental Syntax (Xsyn) Lab in the Department of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University focuses on the study of natural language syntax and its interface to semantics, using data obtained through controlled experimentation from both adults and children, and statistical patterns found in naturally occurring corpora. The lab also does research on computational applications of linguistic theories, using mathematically well-defined grammar formalisms such as Tree Adjoining Grammars.
Experimental Syntax Lab
Schedule
The XSyn Lab is meeting bi-weekly in Summer 2025 on Tuesdays at 1:00pm.
Lab Spotlight
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News
- CLA 2025: Processing of Resumptive Pronouns in Relative Clauses by English Speakers
- CLA 2025: Naturalness Ratings of Singular ”They” Suggest an Intermediate Stage of Speakers
- CLA 2025: Acceptability of Double Object Constructions in Korean Ditransitive Structures
- LCN: Underspecified they becomes specified early in sentence processing (Dec 2024)