Publications

Meisezahl, Marc, Simon Kirby & Jennifer Culbertson. accepted. Variability and learning in language change: The case of V2. Journal of Historical Syntax [preprint]

Talks

Meisezahl, Marc, Simon Kirby & Jennifer Culbertson. 2023. New tools for old questions: Investigating language change with artificial language learning experiments. Linguistics and English Language Postgraduate Conference 29.
Meisezahl, Marc, Simon Kirby & Jennifer Culbertson. 2023. The loss of V2: What role does the distribution of preverbal elements play. University of Edinburgh: Centre for Language Evolution.
Meisezahl, Marc, Simon Kirby & Jennifer Culbertson. 2022. Like Yoda speak I — Using artificial language learning experiments to study language change. AMC Symposium 3. [abstract] [slides]
Meisezahl, Marc, Simon Kirby & Jennifer Culbertson. 2022. The role of input variability for the acquisition of V2. Diachronic Generative Syntax conference (DIGS) 23. [abstract] [slides]
Meisezahl, Marc, Simon Kirby & Jennifer Culbertson. 2022. The role of input variability for the acquisition of V2. Conference of the Student Organisation of Linguistics in Europe (ConSOLE) 30.
Meisezahl, Marc, Simon Kirby & Jennifer Culbertson. 2021. Skewing the evidence: V2 learning revisited. University of Edinburgh: Centre for Language Evolution.
Meisezahl, Marc, Simon Kirby & Jennifer Culbertson. 2020. Learning verb second (in the lab). University of Edinburgh: Centre for Language Evolution.

Theses

Meisezahl, Marc. 2019. Word order in subordinated clauses in the Surselva. Konstanz: University of Konstanz MA thesis. [pdf]
Meisezahl, Marc. 2016. Die Verbstellung in subordinierten Sätzen des Surselvischen. Konstanz: University of Konstanz BA thesis.

Preregistrations

2022
2021
2021
2020

Outreach activities

10/2021

Language Evolves!

Midlothian Science Festival

Participation in workshop lead by Jennifer Culbertson & Kenny Smith introducing study of language evolution to children