Jessica Coon | |
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| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Syntax, indigenous languages |
| Thesis | Complementation in Chol (Mayan): A Theory of Split Ergativity (2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Pesetsky |
| Website | jessica |
Jessica Coon is a professor of linguistics at McGill University and Canada Research Chair in syntax and indigenous languages.[1] She was the linguistics expert consultant for the 2016 film Arrival.[2][3]
Coon works on ergativity, split ergativity, case and agreement, nominalization, field methodology, and collaborative language work in Ch'ol and Chuj (Mayan) and Mi'gmaq (Algonquian).[4]
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- ^ "CTV National News: The McGill prof who taught filmmakers to speak alien". CTVNews. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "The Scientist Who Helped Amy Adams Talk to Aliens in "Arrival" - Facts So Romantic - Nautilus". Nautilus. 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Jessica Coon". jessica.lingspace.org. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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