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Natural Language & Linguistic Theory

Journal ISSN: 1573-0859 ,0167-806X

JCR: Q3

Impact Factor: 1.6

Articles

On the strong–weak status of the Akan definiteness marker

Augustina P. Owusu
Published: 22 April 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09665-5
Keywords:Akan,(in)definite determiners,Weak/strong determiners,Bare definites,Semantic uniqueness,Antiuniqueness,Demonstratives

On corrective questions and the position of focus

Vieri Samek-Lodovici
Published: 21 May 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09656-6
Keywords:Corrective focus,Left periphery,Focalization in-situ,Corrective questions,Canonical questions,Contrast,Focus fronting

Dominant domains in vowel harmony: A structural approach to a linear asymmetry

Paula Fenger, Maria Kouneli & Jonathan David Bobaljik
Published: 29 May 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09668-2
Keywords:Dominant-recessive vowel harmony,Phases,Domains,Syntax-phonology interface,Cyclic spell-out

Double downstep in Northern Toussian: Implications on tonal representation

Anthony Struthers-Young
Published: 03 June 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09666-4
Keywords:Double downstep,Downstep,Tone,Register Tier Theory,Northern Toussian

Passivization and composite A/Ā-movement in the Mandarin bei-construction

Fulang Chen
Published: 11 June 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09669-1
Keywords:Bei-construction,Composite A/Ā-movement,Passive,Mandarin,Syntax,Use our pre-submission checklist,Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.

Matching domains: The syntax, morphology, and phonology of the verb in Sinhala

Paula FengerPhilipp Weisser
Published: 17 June 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09667-3
Keywords:Locality domains,Verbs,Syntax-morphophonology interface,Umlaut,Negation,Sinhala

Mandarin null objects: Topic-binding over argument ellipsis

Alan Hezao Ke
Published: 23 June 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09670-8
Keywords:Null object,Topic,Variable,Quantity reading,Sloppy reading,Argument ellipsis,Empty category

Variation in the lexical semantics of property concept roots: Evidence from Wá⋅šiw

Emily A. HaninkAndrew Koontz-Garboden
Published: 08 July 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09671-7
Keywords:Lexical semantics,Roots,Property concepts,Categorization,Possessive predication

A unified semantics for distributive and non-distributive universal quantifiers across languages

Nina Haslinger, Alain Noindonmon Hien, Emil Eva Rosina, Viola Schmitt & Valerie Wurm
Published: 09 July 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09673-5
Keywords:Universal quantification,Distributivity,Non-distributivity,Number,Morphosemantics

Demonstratives locate referents in common space and ground: A comparative syntactic approach

Valentina ColasantiMartina Wiltschko
Published: 15 July 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-025-09675-3
Keywords:Common ground,Language variation,Demonstratives,Nominal Interactional Structure

Introduction

Natural Language & Linguistic Theory is a forum for world-leading theoretical research into detail-rich grammatical data. The journal seeks to bridge the gap between theory and description through work that translates complex theory into concrete evidence and makes complex data accessible and relevant to theoretical debate. It is heterodox, facilitating communication between researchers working in different incarnations of the generative program.The journal welcomes studies in morphology, phonology, semantics, syntax, and other aspects of natural language grammar, as well as interdisciplinary contributions written with theoretical linguists in mind. Submissions may be full-length articles or shorter papers (squibs) that make a focused empirical and theoretical contribution.

Editorial Board

  • Edith Aldridge, Ph.D., Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Artemis Alexiadou, Ph.D., Humboldt University-Berlin, Germany and Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS), Berlin, Germany
  • Mark Baker, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Newark, USA
  • Outi Bat-El, Ph.D., Tel-Aviv University, Israel
  • Ellen Broselow, Ph.D., Stony Brook University, New York, USA
  • Benjamin Bruening, Ph.D., University of Delaware, Newark, USA
  • Carlo Cecchetto, Ph.D., University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
  • Marcel den Dikken, Ph.D., Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Department of English Linguistics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
  • Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine, Ph.D., National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Berit Gehrke, Ph.D., CNRS-LLF, Paris, France
  • Maria Gouskova, Ph.D., New York University, USA
  • Scott Grimm, Ph.D., University of Rochester, UK
  • Gunnar Hansson, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Brent Henderson, Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
  • Caroline Heycock, Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh, UK
  • Kyle Johnson, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
  • Laura Kalin, Ph.D., Princeton University, USA
  • Shigeto Kawahara, Ph.D., Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
  • Stefan Keine, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
  • Jaklin Kornfilt, Ph.D., Syracuse University, USA
  • Ruth Kramer, Ph.D., Georgetown University, USA
  • Anikó Lipták, Ph.D., University of Leiden, The Netherlands
  • Laura McPherson, Ph.D., Dartmouth College, USA
  • Joan Maling, Ph.D., Brandeis University, Waltham, USA
  • Ad Neeleman, Ph.D., University College London, UK
  • Sharon Rose, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, USA
  • Florian Schäfer, Ph.D., Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany and University of Stuttgart, Germany
  • Jon Sprouse, Ph.D., New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Shoichi Takahashi, Ph.D., Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
  • Jochen Trommer, Ph.D., University of Leipzig, Germany
  • Coppe van Urk, Ph.D., Queen Mary University of London, UK
  • Rachel Walker, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
  • Colin Wilson, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
  • Martina Wiltschko, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, USA
  • Yimei Xiang, Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA

Aims & Scope

  • Syntax

  • Semantics

  • Phonology

  • Morphology

  • Language Acquisition (as it relates to linguistic theory)

  • Typology (theoretically informed)

  • Interfaces between syntax, semantics, phonology, and morphology

  • Theoretical approaches to linguistic variation and universals

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