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Simon Charlow specializes in formal and computational semantics for natural language. The overarching goal of his research is to understand the relationship between linguistic form and meaning. Using tools from mathematics, logic, and computer science, he studies patterns or formal motifs that are ubiquitous but latent in models of how linguistic structure is compositionally associated with meaning. Treating these patterns as first-class objects, worthy of study in their own right, serves as a powerful engine for new theories and new predictions. Empirically, Charlow's research is driven by quantification, scope, indefiniteness, anaphora, and ellipsis, interacting domains in which the relationship between form and meaning is especially rich and revealing.
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Charlow received a BA in Linguistics and Visual Art from Brown University in 2007 and a PhD in Linguistics from New York University in 2014. Before joining Yale's Linguistics department in 2024, he was an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Rutgers University. He enjoys running and hiking.
