Overview
Aparicio's research focuses on understanding what aspects of linguistic meaning are hard-coded as opposed to derived during linguistic interactions. To answer this question, she combines insights from theoretical linguistics, and cognitive science more broadly, with experimental and computational methods.
Research Focus
- Semantics & Pragmatics
- Psycholinguistics
- Computational models of language understanding
In the news
- New Grants for Linguistics Faculty
- Linguistics Welcomes Three Nexus Scholars This Summer
- Cornell Center for Social Sciences names spring grantees
- Researchers use computational tools to understand linguistic processing
Courses - Fall 2025
- LING 1100 : FWS: Language, Thought, and Reality
- LING 3390 : Independent Study in Linguistics
- LING 4491 : Honors Research Workshop I
- LING 4493 : Honors Thesis Research
- LING 6694 : Linguistic Meaning Lab
- LING 7701 : Directed Research
Courses - Spring 2026
- LING 3390 : Independent Study in Linguistics
- LING 4477 : Experimental Methods in Language Sciences
- LING 4492 : Honors Research Workshop II
- LING 4494 : Honors Thesis Research
- LING 6477 : Experimental Methods in Language Sciences
- LING 6694 : Linguistic Meaning Lab
- LING 7702 : Directed Research
- LING 7711 : Semantics Seminar