This research compares English and German preposition use, focusing on when prepositions can be dropped in short answers. Through speaker judgments of dialogue naturalness, it shows that flexibility is context-dependent rather than a simple English–German contrast, revealing subtle grammatical and structural influences.

This research investigates why children struggle to learn pronouns and why these difficulties vary across languages. Through cross-linguistic experiments and eye-tracking, it shows that pronouns pose an intrinsic processing challenge. Some languages compensate for this difficulty, offering new insights into language development and human learning.