Gillian Ramchand | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Magdalen College,University of Oxford |
| Main interests | Syntax,Semantics,Argument structure |
Gillian Ramchand (born 1965) is a linguist who specializes in syntax,semantics,and the syntax-semantics interface. As of 2024,she is Professor of Syntax and Semantics at Magdalen College,University of Oxford. [1] [2]
Ramchand grew up in Jamaica and Trinidad and received her PhD in linguistics from Stanford University in 1994,with a dissertation entitled,"Aspect and Argument Structure in Modern Scottish Gaelic." [3] She subsequently spent 10 years working at the University of Oxford as a lecturer in general linguistics before moving to Tromsøin 2004,where she became full professor two years later in 2006. [4] [5] From 2025,she is returning to Oxford as Professor of Syntax and Semantics. [1]
Her widely cited research [6] focuses on the syntax-semantics interface,especially argument structure. She has worked on a variety of languages,including Scottish Gaelic,Bengali,and English. [7]
Ramchand was Chairperson of Generative Linguistics in the Old World (GLOW) from 2017-2022. [8] [7]
In 2018 Ramchand was elected to the Academy of Europe. [9]