Category Archives: Research

Pisa Wrap-up

Posted on September 30, 2013 by nkrishna

I haven’t blogged in a while which is nothing new (not that anyone reads this), but this time I have a reason beyond my own laziness: my doctoral advisor invited me to a conference in Pisa, Italy, which is where … Continue reading →

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The End

Posted on May 8, 2013 by nkrishna

That gasping sound is me coming up for air. When I left you, I was but a learner. Now I am the master. A master. “A master of what?” you say. “A master of the dark arts,” say I. “The … Continue reading →

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Research update #3: RESULTS!!!!!11!…?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by nkrishna

I scienced all last weekend. Except for a few hours when my fiancée and I watched The Hobbit on DVD, I scienced almost nonstop, and I actually have something to show for it.

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Research update #2 and the Softest Hard Science

Posted on February 24, 2013 by nkrishna

I’m writing an annotation specification. If that sounds really tedious and science-y, it probably is, but I think that when most people think “linguistics,” the first free-association word isn’t “science.” But depending on how you look at it, linguistics is … Continue reading →

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Research update #1

Posted on February 5, 2013 by nkrishna

I’ve been lucky this semester. Although I’m enrolled in three courses, all the work in those courses rolls into my thesis somehow. In essence, I’ve managed to talk my way into having just one very large assignment due at the … Continue reading →

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