The Laboratory of Language and Cognition
My Research
I work in the intersection between Linguistics, Psychology and Philosophy. Some of my interests are...
Linguistics
  • Presupposition
  • ​Expressives 
  • Ad hoc concept construction
  • Bias in Polar Questions
  • Factive verbs​
  • Theory of metaphor
  • Dynamic Semantics 
  • Un/certainty markers​​
  • ​Relevance Theory
Philosophy
  • Theory of reference​​
  • Presupposition​
  • ​Semantics/Pragmatics divide
  • Speech Act Theory
  • ​Illocutionary potential​
  • Epistemology of XPhil
  • Rationality debate
Psychology
  • Psychology of pragmatic processing
  • Presupposition and cognitive functions
  • Indirect Speech Acts in Autism Disorder
  • Pragmatic skills in Parkinson
  • Language and Gender Bias
  • Facial Expressions and Verbal Communication
  • Metaphor in typical development​
  • Dyslexia

Contact

University of Genoa
DAFIST - Philosophical Section
Director of the Laboratory of Language and Cognition
Via Balbi 30, 7° Floor - Tel. 0039  0102095509
16128 Genoa, Italy