Dr. Anoop Mahajan

Professor

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Biography

Anoop Mahajan is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He earned his Ph.D. in 1990 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on Syntactic Theory, Linguistic Typology, and Comparative Indo-European Syntax, with a specific interest in Indic Linguistics. He is particularly known for his work on topics such as Ergativity, Accusative Case, and the syntactic structures of Hindi, including Prenominal Relative Clauses and Word Order. At UCLA, he teaches various courses that cover graduate and undergraduate levels of syntax and linguistics, including the Graduate Syntax Seminar and Intro Linguistics. His academic contributions have significantly impacted the understanding of syntactic structures in different languages.

Research Interests

Courses

Graduate Syntax Seminar (Ling 252) Graduate Syntax (Ling 200B, Ling 201B) Undergraduate Syntax (Ling 120B, Ling 165B) Syntactic Typology (Ling 127, Ling 215) Intro Linguistics (Ling 20)

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.