I’m a PhD student in the Department of Linguistics at Stony Brook University (entered 2020). My research focuses on syntax, computational linguistics, and Japanese linguistics. My advisor is Thomas Graf.
I received a BA from Michigan State University in 2014, where I majored in linguistics and Japanese, with a minor in computer science. After graduating, I worked for four years as an assistant English teacher in Japan through the JET Programme. I’ve also created some free Japanese language education materials.
Some other interests of mine include: music (piano, marimba, music theory), physics & astronomy, operating systems, typography, cognitive psychology, and European history.
Email me at my first initial + last name + six seven nine at gmail dot com.
Kenneth Hanson (2023). Strict locality in syntax. Proceedings of CLS 59. Chicago, IL.
Charles Torres, Kenneth Hanson, Thomas Graf, and Connor Mayer (2023). Modeling island effects with probabilistic tier-based strictly local grammars over trees. Proceedings of SCiL 2023. Amherst, MA.
Kenneth Hanson (2023). A TSL analysis of Japanese case. Proceedings of SCiL 2023. Amherst, MA.
J. Y. Chai, L. She, R. Fang, S. Ottarson, C. Littley, C. Liu, and K. Hanson (2014). Collaborative effort towards common ground in situated human robot dialogue. HRI 2014. Bielefeld, Germany.
Kenneth Hanson (2023). Case domains in Japanese. SYNC 2023, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
Kenneth Hanson (2023). A computational perspective on the typology of agreement. NYU Syntax Brown Bag. New York University, New York, NY.
Kenneth Hanson (2023). A Computational Perspective on the Typology of Agreement. MG+1. Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
Charles Torres, Kenneth Hanson, Thomas Graf, and Connor Mayer (2023). Modeling island effects with probabilistic tier-based strictly local grammars over trees. SCiL 2023. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA.
Kenneth Hanson (2023). A TSL analysis of Japanese case. Poster presented at SCiL 2023. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA.
Kenneth Hanson (2023). Strict locality in syntax. CLS 59. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Kenneth Hanson (2023). Local and long-distance dependencies in syntax. IACS Student Seminar. Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
Kenneth Hanson (2023). Strict locality in syntax. SYNC 23. Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Kenneth Hanson, Cristina Schmitt, and Alan Munn (2014). The loss of bare singular arguments and predicates in the history of English. Poster presented at DiGS 16. Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
Kenneth Hanson, Cristina Schmitt, and Alan Munn (2014). The loss of bare singular noun phrases in the history of English. GLEEFUL 2014. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Kenneth Hanson (2014). Quantitative methods for the analysis of Classical Japanese poetry. MSULC 2014. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Kenneth Hanson (2014). Methods for tracking lexical classes in parsed historical corpora. Poster presented at MSULC 2014. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Kenneth Hanson (2013). CorpusExtract: A tool for analyzing syntactically annotated corpora. Poster presented at MSULC 2013. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Kenneth Hanson (2012). Playing a naming game with Darwin: Towards human-robot dialog. SURF 2012. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
| 2014–2018 | Assistant English Teacher | JET Programme |
Stony Brook University
| Fall 2023 | LIN 655 | Doing Subregular Linguistics | Co-taught w/ Thomas Graf |
| Spring 2023 | LIN 311 | Syntax | Supervisor: Andrei Antonenko |
| Spring 2021 | LIN 101 | Human Language | Supervisor: Mark Aronoff |
| Fall 2020 | LIN 120 | Language & Technology | Supervisor: Kalina Kostyszyn |
Michigan State University
| 2012Sp, 2013Sp/Fa | CSE 232 | Introduction to Programming II | Supervisor: Mark McCullen |
| 2023 | Lead instructor for SYCCL |
| 2021–2022 | Assistant instructor for SYCCL |
| 2021–2023 | Volunteer instructor for SBU NACLO Practice Session |
Vice President, Secretary, and Activities Director (2012–2014)
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Author and Webmaster (2011–Present)
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