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Staff Profile

Dr Marju Kaps

Associate Lecturer

Background

Marju obtained an MA (Hons) in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh, followed by a PhD in Linguistics from UCLA. Marju's broad research interests lie in sentence processing and experimental approaches to syntax-pragmatics interface phenomena. Her PhD research examined the syntax and pragmatics of contrastive topic structures of her native Estonian, and the online processing of information-structural contrast in the presence of syntactic cues.

Marju's teaching experience spans theoretical and applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, psychology, research methods and design, and statistics.

Teaching

In 2025/26, I am helping out with the following modules in Linguistics:

Language and Aging (SEL3413)

  • Workshops on data analysis

Pragmatic Theory (SEL2234)

  • Lectures and Seminars (weeks 9-12)
  • Final Essay marking