About
I am a third-year PhD student in Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, working under the supervision of Roumyana Pancheva.
My research investigates theoretical syntax and its interfaces with lexical and formal semantics, drawing empirical evidence from dialects of Palestinian Arabic as well as comparative syntactic structures.
Prior to joining UC Santa Cruz, I received an MA in Linguistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, supervised by Nora Boneh.
Palestinian Arabic (dialects)
Research
My projects examine how tense, aspect, modality, perspective, and evidentiality are grammatically encoded across dialects of Palestinian Arabic, alongside investigations into superlative and comparative constructions.
Tense, Aspect & Modality
Future-oriented and near-future meanings in Palestinian Arabic dialects.
Clausal Architecture
Mono- and bi-clausal structures; multi-verb and serial predicate constructions.
Mirativity
Evidential and mirative grammatical categories and their syntactic encoding.
Superlatives
Superlative and comparative constructions; the role of definiteness.
Comparative Syntax
Micro- and macro-comparative approaches to Arabic dialect variation.
Perspective & Evidentiality
How information source and viewpoint are grammatically expressed.
Publications
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2Packaging Bi-eventivity in a Mono-Clausal Structure
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1Multi-Verb Constructions in Palestinian Arabic
Teaching
Talks & Posters
Talks
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2026Two Paths to SuperlativesLinguistics at Santa Cruz, University of California, Santa Cruz. April 16.↓ Handout
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2024Multi-Verb Constructions in Palestinian ArabicDepartmental Seminar, Linguistics Department, Hebrew University of Jerusalem↓ Slides
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2023Packaging Bi-eventivity in a Monoclausal Structure36th Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst↓ Slides
Posters
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2026Two Paths to SuperlativesGLOW 48, University of Siena, Italy, April 21–23. · Student Presentation Excellence Award↓ Poster
CV
Curriculum Vitae
Full academic record — education, publications, talks, and teaching.
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