Professor of Spanish Linguistics Co-advisor of Sigma Delta Pi (Ph.D. University of Iowa, 2010) Research (my ORCID) I am Professor of Hispanic Linguistics specializing in syntax. In my research, I seek to discover insight on how language is represented within the human mind - in monolinguals and multilinguals alike. My theoretical interest focuses on the syntax of subjects, clitics and left-peripheral elements and their interaction with information structure. I additionally employ a variety of experimental methods based on second language acquisition and psycholinguistic research in order to elicit quantitative psycholinguistic grammar judgment data. My current research interests include the prosody of contrast and CLLD in Galician and Spanish, the L2/Heritage acquisition of word order variation in New Mexican border Spanish, and properties of grammatical subjects in Caribbean Spanish. (*Please note that I stopped posting pre-prints to Academia(dot)edu some time ago on account of their paywall.) For updated information on my teaching and research activities, please visit my ROMANCE LANGUAGES webpage. Education Education: PhD in Spanish (Linguistics), University of Iowa MA in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign BA in Romance Languages, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Research Research Interests: Research Areas: Hispanic Linguistics Syntax Second Language Acquisition Research Interests: My primary interest is the representation of language in the monolingual and multilingual mind. In particular, I am interested in how discourse/information structure combines with word order, and what makes some word orders more acceptable than others. Although my primary languages of interest are Western Romance (Galician, Catalan, Spanish, Caribbean Spanish, European and Brazilian Portuguese) and English, I have interests in other languages as well, and have worked with Mandarin, Korean, Finnish, and Marathi. I am currently working on a book on the syntax of Dominican Spanish. I have number of research collaborations. I have worked with Dr. Carlos Gelormini Lezama (Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina) to replicate his methodology experimentally testing Montalbetti's (1984) Overt Pronoun Constraint in Cibaeño Dominican Spanish. I have also been collaborating with Dr. Chad Howe (UGA) on ad sensum/attraction effects in Spanish. I am currently developing a study on information structure and mood selection in New Mexico Border Spanish with Dr. Kate Bove (New Mexico State University). Grants: 2019: The 49th LSRL, which was hosted at UGA May 1-4, 2019, was awarded a National Science Foundation grant! 2018: I was awarded a 2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant for research in the Dominican Republic. I spent the fall 2018 semester doing research on the Cibao variety (cibaeño). Selected Publications Selected Publications: Gupton, T., and Gielau, E. (2021). East and West of the Pentacrest: Linguistic studies in honor of Paula Kempchinsky. John Benjamins. Awards, Honors and Recognitions Of note: My doctoral students have nominated me for numerous UGA mentoring awards. I haven't won yet, but it is an honor being nominated! Other Affiliations: UGA Linguistics
