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Professor Dorit Abusch's research focuses on semantics and pragmatics, primarily investigating the intricacies of natural language. Her work encompasses various topics, including tense semantics, clause types, sequence of tense issues, and infinitives. Abusch has made significant contributions to the understanding of presupposition triggers, aspectual interactions, and the semantics of verbal participles. She is currently engaged in a project applying linguistic methodologies to study the semantics and pragmatics of visual narratives and non-linguistic materials. Her recent research areas include co-indexing in visual narratives, temporal progression and aspect, and how language interacts with descriptions of pictures in multi-media narratives. Abusch employs possible world semantics and dynamic semantics in her work, illustrating how these tools can elucidate the complexities of visual narratives.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Teaching and conducting research in semantics and pragmatics.
Department of Architecture