Marcin Dadan specializes in comparative and historical morphosyntax, fieldwork, language acquisition, comparative literature, and language construction (conlanging).
Courses Taught
• Syntactic Analysis
• Syntactic Theory
• Morphology
• Structure of Algonquian
• Languages of the World
• Principles of Language Creation (Conlangs)
• Introduction to Linguistics
• Polish: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced
• The Polish Short Story
Education & Training:
PhD, University of Connecticut, 2019.
Representative Publications:
1. “Agentive Reading in the Middle: The Structure of Polish Reflexiva Tantum”. Studies in Polish Linguistics 19(1), 2024.
2. “Case Sharing: Evidence from Slavic and Beyond.” Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics#26, Ed. by T.Ionin and J.MacDonald. Michigan Slavic Publications, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2020.
3. “Loss of Movement and Labeling: Grammatical Pressure and Diachronic Change.” Proceedings of the 36th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, ed. by Richard Stockwell, Maura O’Leary, Zhongshi Xu, and Z.L. Zhou, Cascadilla Proceedings Project, Sommerville, MA, USA, 2019.
4. Head Labeling Preference and Language Change. Doctoral dissertation, University of Connecticut, Storrs, 2019.
5. “The Real(is) Distinction in Before and After Clauses: A Cross-linguistic Study.” With S. Laszakovits, J. Park, and Y. Yoo, In Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics#25: The Third Cornell Meeting 2016, Ed. by: W. Browne (et al.), Michigan Slavic Publications, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2018.
Research Interests:
• Comparative & Diachronic Theoretical Syntax & Morphology
• Language Acquisition and Variation
• Fieldwork and Language Documentation
• Historical Linguistics and Generative Typology
• Heritage Language & Culture
• Polish Literature & Cinema