Dr Evi Sifaki

Area of Work

My area of research is Syntax within the Minimalist
Framework (Chomsky 1995 and subsequent work). I am
particularly interested on the featural status of the E(xtended)
P(rojection) P(rinciple) in interaction with the properties
attested in Null Subject Languages, a subject which was
investigated during my PhD entitled : `EPP-Satisfiers: Verb-
Initial Orders in Greek'.

Research interests

• The Syntax of the Balkan Languages

• Syntax -Semantics Interface within the Minimalist
Program

• Word Order Alternations in correlation with intonation
patterns and information- structure properties (background
vs. new information)

• The interaction of the language components in the
language faculty

Teaching Interests

I have taught a number of courses in Theoretical Linguistics
including Syntax, Morphology, Meaning in Language.