Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Arizona
[also appointed in Department of Psychology, Cognitive Science Program, SLAT Program]
Cecile McKee, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of
Linguistics, University of Arizona
[also appointed in Department of
Psychology, Cognitive Science
Program, SLAT
Program]
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Communication 316 520-621-2188 mailto:mckee@u.arizona.edu |
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My teaching emphasizes inter-disciplinary
approaches in cross-listed courses and my lab. My research concerns how
children acquire syntax in three branches: cross-linguistic comparisons
of language structures, children's processing mechanisms, and
developmental language impairments. I'm interested in questions about
both universals and particulars that are evident during children's
convergence on the adult grammar. My main collaborators are Merrill
Garrett (Pyschology, U. of Arizona), Sam Supalla (SERSP, U. of
Arizona),
Dana McDaniel (Linguistics, U. of Southern Maine), Maria
Emiliani (USL, Imola, Italy), and Sigridur Sigurjonsdottir (Icelandic Linguistics, U. of Iceland).
I'm also a puppy raiser for Canine Companions for Independence. The first dog I raised is shown here at five months. The second dog I raised is shown here at two months. My current puppy is named Sawhney. This photo is of us playing in the water. Despite his lab genes, he doesn't leap into water on purpose. |
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