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Vera Lee-Schoenfeld
is primarily a theoretical linguist with a research focus on German syntax, in particular on constructions involving possessor datives and the distribution of reflexive and non-reflexive pronouns in sentences with embedded infinitive clauses and other clause-like phrases. Some of her work on these topics was published in her book Beyond coherence: The syntax of opacity in German (2007). In other work, she has been investigating the constraints on German verb phrase fronting, specifically whether this kind of fronting is constrained by the syntax or by information structure and processing limitations. Her most recent publication is a more general linguistics book titled Language matters: A guide to everyday questions about language, Second edition (2010), coauthored with Donna Jo Napoli from Swarthmore College.
Prof. Lee-Schoenfeld, who has been selected as one of the Lilly Teaching Fellows for 2011-2013, also has an interest in language pedagogy, holding degrees in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and French Language Education. She has taught both English and German language classes at the university-level.
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