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Yasemin Fincan

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Yasemin Fincan

Doctoral Student
she/her

fincan.1@osu.edu

300 Oxley Hall
1712 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210

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Areas of Expertise

  • Turkish syntax
  • Verb-stranding Verb Phrase Ellipsis
  • Argument Ellipsis
  • Turkic languages

Education

  • B.A. in Foreign Language Education, Boğaziçi University, 2019
  • M.A. in English Linguistics, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen, 2024

My research focuses on the syntactic and semantic properties of elliptical constructions in Turkish, particularly how object gaps are formed and interpreted. I aim to uncover the mechanisms behind these gaps and the factors influencing their resolution.

A central part of my work looks at how different types of verbs and adverbs affect the inclusion and interpretation of adjuncts in ellipsis contexts. I aim to compare ellipsis patterns in Turkish with those in other languages, particularly within the Turkic language family, to highlight both common and distinctive features. Through this research, I hope to clarify how ellipsis operates in Turkic languages, showing how verb and adverb types influence the interpretation of omitted elements. In the end, this work seeks to offer a clearer picture of how ellipsis functions across languages.

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