Charles Yang
(Ph.D. in Computer Science, MIT 2000)
Department of Linguistics, Computer Science &
Psychology
Institute for Research in Cognitive Science
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: charles.yang❂ling.upenn.edu
Permanent Email: charles.yang❂ alum.mit.edu
Office: Williams 608
Phone: 215-898-7849
Cognitive Science Majors
As of Jan 1st 2012, I will be assuming
the role of the interim Director of Undergraduate Studies in
Cognitive Science. Meanwhile, I am available for student
advising, which will be held on Thursdays
1:30-3:30pm at the Institute for Research in Cognitive
Science (IRCS), Rm 477, 3401 Walnut Street.
When email, it's best to use your official Penn email address as
messages from other accounts are sometimes filed away by my spam
filters.
Research & Teaching Interests
- Language acquisition and
change
- Morphology and the mental
lexicon
- Computational linguistics
- The evolution of language
and cognition
I previously taught
linguistics and psychology at Yale.
The
Infinite Gift
Knowledge and Learning in Natural Language
Some
Research Papers
Recent student collaborators: Kyle
Gorman, Constantine
Lignos, Jon
Stevens