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Ezra Keshet is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Michigan, where he specializes in theoretical semantics and the formal study of meaning in language. His research has focused on the concept of intensionality and how language encodes complex ideas and situations. Currently, he is particularly interested in the linguistic aspects of utterance structure and its impact on meaning. His work includes examining conditional conjunctions and the meanings of pronouns, often within the framework of dynamic semantics. Throughout his career, Professor Keshet has supervised numerous undergraduate and graduate students, guiding them on a variety of project topics including tense, discourse structure, and prosody. In addition to his primary role in Linguistics, he also has an affiliation with the Philosophy department, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to the study of language.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science