MIT Linguistics and Philosophy
77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-D808
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
I am a Linguist currently employed by Apple. I work on data science for Natural Language Understanding, focusing on accuracy and efficiency of annotation projects for the Siri and Language Technologies team. I additionally continue to engage in research and advising activities in theoretical linguistics. My research focuses on different aspects of the syntax-semantics interface, using both traditional and experimental methods. I mainly work on A-bar phenomena, including wh-questions, focus constructions, relative clauses and free relatives, ellipsis, wh-indefinites, (focus) intervention effects, and comparatives and superlatives. I additionally have an ongoing interest in studying and contributing to diversity and equality in the field, specifically but not only as it relates to gender representation.
Selected journal papers
Cépeda, Paola, Hadas Kotek, Katharina Pabst, and Kristen Syrett. 2021. Gender bias in linguistics textbooks:Has anything changed since Macaulay & Brice 1997?. Language 97(4): 678–702.
Kotek, Hadas, Rikker Dockum, Sarah Babinski, and Christopher Geissler. 2021. Gender bias and stereotypes in linguistic example sentences. Language 97(4): 653–677.
Kotek, Hadas, Sarah Babinski, Rikker Dockum, and Christopher Geissler. 2021. Gender stereotypes and inclusion in language teaching. Babylonia Journal of Language Education 1: 66–70.
Barros, Matthew and Hadas Kotek. 2019. Ellipsis licensing and redundancy reduction: A focus-based approach. Glossa: a journal of general linguistics 4(1): 100. 1–36.
Kotek, Hadas and Michael Y. Erlewine. 2019. Wh-indeterminates in Chuj (Mayan). Canadian Journal of Linguistics 64(1): 62–101.
Kotek, Hadas and Matthew Barros. 2018. Multiple sluicing, scope, and superiority: Consequences for ellipsis identity. Linguistic Inquiry 49(4): 781–812.
Erlewine, Michael Y. and Hadas Kotek. 2017. Covert focus movement with pied-piping: Evidence from Tanglewood. Linguistic Inquiry 49(3): 441–463.2017.
Kotek, Hadas and Michael Y. Erlewine. 2016. Covert pied-piping in English multiple wh-questions. Linguistic Inquiry 47(4): 669–693.
Erlewine, Michael Y. and Hadas Kotek. 2016. Even-NPIs in Dharamsala Tibetan. Linguistic Analysis: Special Issue on South Asian morphosyntax 40(3-4): 129–166.
Kotek, Hadas. 2016. Covert partial wh-movement and the nature of derivations. Glossa: a journal of general linguistics, 1(1), 25: 1–19.
Erlewine, Michael Y. and Hadas Kotek. 2016. A streamlined approach to online linguistic surveys. Natural Language & Linguistic Theory 34(2): 481–495. (includes an online Appendix).
Tools available at: www.turktools.net.
Kotek, Hadas, Yasutada Sudo, and Martin Hackl. 2015. Experimental investigations of ambiguity: The case of most. Natural Language Semantics 23(2): 119–156.
Kotek, Hadas. 2014. Wh-fronting in a two-probe system. Natural Language & Linguistic Theory 32(4): 1105–1143.
Kotek, Hadas, Yasutada Sudo, Edwin Howard, and Martin Hackl. 2011. Most meanings are superlative. Syntax and Semantics 37: Experiments at the Interfaces, ed. Jeff Runner, 101–145. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publications.
Conference papers (paper reviewed)
Sun, David Q., Hadas Kotek, Christopher Klein, Mayank Gupta, William Li and Jason D. Williams. Improving Human-Labeled Data through Dynamic Automatic Conflict Resolution. The 28th International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING), December 2020.
Patel, Alkesh, Akanksha Bindal, Hadas Kotek, Christopher Klein, and Jason D. Williams. Generating Natural Questions from Images for Multimodal Assistants. West Coast NLP (WeCNLP), October 2020.
Selected proceedings papers (abstract reviewed)
Frank, Robert and Hadas Kotek. 2022. Arguments for Top-down Derivations in Syntax. Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America 2022.
Kotek, Hadas, Sarah Babinski, Rikker Dockum, and Christopher Geissler. 2020. Gender representation in linguistic example sentences. Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), Volume 5, Number 1 (2020), 514–528. ISSN (online): 2473-8689.
Phillips, Josh and Hadas Kotek. 2020. Updates & discourse anaphora: a dynamic approach to otherwise. Proceedings of the North East Linguistic Society (NELS) 49, eds. Maggie Baird and Jonathan Pesetsky. GLSA: Amherst, MA. Volume 3, 29–38.
Erlewine, Michael Y. and Hadas Kotek. 2018. Focus association by movement: Evidence from binding and parasitic gaps. Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung (SuB) 21.
Kotek, Hadas. 2017. Intervention effects arise from scope-taking over alternatives. Proceedings of the North East Linguistic Society (NELS) 47, eds. Andrew Lamont and Katerina Tetzloff. GSLA: Amherst, MA. Volume 2, 153–166.
Kotek, Hadas and Michael Y. Erlewine. 2016. Unifying definite and indefinite free relatives: Evidence from Mayan. Proceedings of the North East Linguistic Society (NELS) 46, eds. Christopher Hammerly and Brandon Prickett, GSLA: Amherst, MA. Volume 2, 241–254.
Erlewine, Michael Y. and Hadas Kotek. 2016. The structure and interpretation of non-restrictive relatives: Evidence from relative pronoun pied-piping. Proceedings of Chicago Linguistic Society (CLS) 51. Chicago, IL.: Chicago Linguistic Society, pp. 149-163
Kotek, Hadas. 2013. Degree relatives, definiteness and shifted reference. Proceedings of the North East Linguistic Society (NELS) 40, eds. Seda Kan, Claire Moore-Cantwell, Robert Staubs. GLSA: Amherst, MA. Volume 2, 29–43.
Kotek, Hadas. 2012. Readings of Hebrew multiple questions. Proceedings of the West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics (WCCFL) 30, eds. Nathan Arnett and Ryan Bennett,216-225. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project.
Kotek, Hadas, Yasutada Sudo, Edwin Howard, and Martin Hackl. 2011. Three readings of most. Proceedings of Semantics and Linguistic Theory (SALT) 21, eds. Ashton, Neil, Anca Chereches and David Lutz, 353–372.
Manuscripts (please contact me for the pdf)
Kastner, Itamar, Hadas Kotek, Rikker Dockum, Michael Dow, Maria Esipova, Caitlin Green, Todd Snider. Who speaks for us? Lessons from the Pinker letter.
Kotek, Hadas. Wh-intervention arises from scope-taking across alternatives. Invited target paper submission for Theoretical Linguistics.
Josh Phillips and Hadas Kotek. Discourse anaphoric otherwise: Information structure & modal subordination.
Kotek, Hadas. Sluicing with complement coercion: An argument for focus-based semantic identity.
Erlewine, Michael Y. and Hadas Kotek. Intervention tracks scope-rigidity in Japanese.
Kotek, Hadas and Michael Y. Erlewine. Characterizing existential free relatives: Evidence from Chuj.
Kotek, Hadas and Michael Y. Erlewine. Relative pronoun pied-piping in English non-restrictive relatives.
Kotek, Hadas and Michael Y. Erlewine. Blocking effects in English causatives.
Recent talks:
"Meet the Authors": Gender Bias & Stereotypes in Linguistics Research and Teaching. LSA Webinar, January 2022.
Panelist: Challenges and Opportunities for Mentoring in Linguistics. 2022 Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting (virtual), January 2022.
Robert Frank and Hadas Kotek. 2022. Top-down derivations: Flipping syntax on its head. 2022 Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting (virtual), January 2022.
Itamar Kastner, Hadas Kotek, Rikker Dockum, Michael Dow, Maria Esipova, Caitlin M. Green, Todd Snider. The Open Letter: Responses and Recommendations. 2022 Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting (virtual), January 2022.
Gender bias in constructed example sentences. (a) Webinar, SOAS, March 2021; (b) Colloquium talk, University of Connecticut, March 2021.
Sun, David Q., Hadas Kotek, Christopher Klein, Mayank Gupta, William Li and Jason D. Williams. Improving Human-Labeled Data through Dynamic Automatic Conflict Resolution. The 28th International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING), December 2020.
Patel, Alkesh, Akanksha Bindal, Hadas Kotek, Christopher Klein, and Jason D. Williams. Generating Natural Questions from Images for Multimodal Assistant. West Coast NLP (WeCNLP), October 2020.
Career panels: University of British Columbia, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Georgia Tech, Swarthmore College, University of Pennsylvania
Kotek, Hadas. 2019. Composing Questions. Linguistic Inquiry Monographs series. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Halpert, Claire, Hadas Kotek, and Coppe van Urk (eds.). 2017. A Pesky Set: Papers for David Pesetsky. MIT Working Paper in Linguistics 80. Cambridge, MA: MITWPL.