Dr. Margaret Grant

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Margaret Grant completed her Ph.D. dissertation on parsing interpretation of comparative constructions at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2013. Her research focuses on experimental investigations into sentence comprehension, semantic processing, and ambiguity resolution. Grant is interested in the relationship between psycholinguistics and linguistic theory, and these fields inform her teaching at Simon Fraser University. She teaches courses in the Linguistics and Cognitive Science programs.

Research Interests

Semantics Syntax Psycholinguistics Experimental Syntax

Courses

COGS 100 B900 Exploring Mind COGS 200 D100 Foundations of Cognitive Science LING 315 D100 Psychology of Language LING 220 D100 Introduction to Linguistics

Requirements for Simon Fraser University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:93
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy