Laura J. Downing

6.3k citations
64 papers · 1.0k indexed · h-index 19
Topics
Phonetics and Phonology Research (51 papers)Linguistic Variation and Morphology (38 papers)Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (34 papers)
Journals
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaLinguistic InquiryLingua
Partner nations
GermanyNetherlandsSweden

In The Last Decade

Laura J. Downing

59 papers receiving 824 citations

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Laura J. Downing
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  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 786
  • Language and Linguistics 730
  • Linguistics and Language 654
  • Artificial Intelligence 346
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 42
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All Works

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3 9
4 29
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8 12
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Optimality Theory and African LanguagePhonology
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The prosody and syntax of Zulu relative clauses
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The Tonal Phonology of Jita
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SiSwati Verbal Reduplication and the Theory of Generalized Alignment
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About Laura J. Downing

Laura J. Downing is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Language and Linguistics, having authored 64 papers that have together received 1.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Phonetics and Phonology Research (51 papers), Linguistic Variation and Morphology (38 papers) and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (34 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Linguistics and Language (654 citations), Language and Linguistics (730 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (786 citations). Laura J. Downing has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Lisa Lai‐Shen Cheng, Al Mtenje, Larry M. Hyman, Charles W. Kisseberth, Bernd Pompino-Marschall, Sharon Inkelas, Maxwell Kadenge, Francis Katamba, Sabine Zerbian and Lutz Marten. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Linguistic Inquiry and Lingua.

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