Christian Muxica

 cmuxica [at] g [dot] ucla [dot] edu

Hi! I am a PhD student at UCLA in the Department of Linguistics. I am interested in semantics, pragmatics, and psycholinguistics. Most of my research concerns real-time interpretation: how do language comprehenders construct meaning representations, which are complex enough to support communication, with limited time and cognitive resources? Some current projects investigate the selection of focus alternatives and the role of discourse structure in bootstrapping first language acquisition. I am advised by Jesse Harris and Laurel Perkins on these projects respectively. Other mentors in the department include Dylan Bumford and Tim Hunter.

Before coming to Los Angeles, I was a Lab Manager for the XLing Laboratories at UMass Amherst where I earned my undergraduate degree. I was advised by Brian Dillon there. I like taking photos a lot, so here are some of those.

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