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Peter W. Culicover

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1968
Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationNatural Language Processing TechniquesHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesLinguistic Variation and MorphologyLanguage and cultural evolution

Publications

183

Citations

7,154

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

58

Publishing since 1968

Research summary
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Peter W. Culicover works in theoretical linguistics, focusing on syntax (how sentences are structured) and its relationship to semantics (meaning) and morphology (word structure). Much of his recent work examines and critiques mainstream 'minimalist' syntactic theory, proposing alternative accounts such as 'flat structure' and questioning standard assumptions about movement, invisibility of elements, and universal grammatical constraints. His research is largely theoretical and argument-driven, aimed at explaining language structure rather than at computational or applied language processing.

Syntactic theory and structureCritique of minimalist grammar frameworksSyntax-semantics-morphology interfaceMovement and gap phenomena in sentencesLinguistic acceptability and grammatical constraints

Publication output has been uneven over the last decade, with quiet years (e.g., 2020, 2023) interspersed with sharp spikes in output (2021 and especially 2025), suggesting bursty rather than steady productivity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 13 publications212022: 3 publications22232024: 2 publications242025: 15 publications152526
Recent publications
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  • Topics in Cognitive Science×2
  • The Linguistic Review×2
  • Cognitive Science×2
  • Languages×1
  • The Canadian Journal of Linguistics / La revue canadienne de linguistique×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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