Andrea Sims's guest appearances

Andrea Sims

University of Arizona Linguistics

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Andrea Sims, associate professor in the departments of linguistics, and Slavic and East European languages and cultures, studies theoretical morphology, meaning what kinds of words and structures can exist in a particular language. She explores what speakers know, often unconsciously, about what is possible in their language. Listen to her discussion with David Staley on this week's Voices of Excellence

Andrea Sims on what can and can't be a word