Stephen M. Wechsler
Professor — Ph.D., Stanford University

Contact
- E-mail: wechsler@austin.utexas.edu
- Phone: +1-512-471-9026
- Office: RLP 4.702
- Campus Mail Code: B5100
Interests
Syntactic theory, word meaning, grammatical agreement, and self-reference.
Biography
Stephen Wechsler holds a PhD in Linguistics from Stanford University. A specialist in syntax and semantics, his research focuses on three areas: the interface between syntax and word meaning (‘argument structure’); self-reference, including personal pronouns and egophoric verb marking systems; and grammatical agreement systems. The first area is the subject of his books The Semantic Basis of Argument Structure (1995, CSLI) and Word Meaning and Syntax -- Approaches to the interface (2015, Oxford University Press). His 2005 book The Many Faces of Agreement, coauthored with Larisa Zlatić, addresses grammatical agreement in person, number, and gender. Wechsler was a fellow of the Alma Cowden Madden Centennial Professorship in Linguistics from 2013 to 2016.
Courses
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
39345 • Fall 2019
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM RLM 5.118
LIN 389S • Rsch In Syntax And Semantics
39415 • Fall 2019
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM RLP 4.710
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
40290 • Fall 2018
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM RLP 1.108
LIN 389S • Rsch In Syntax And Semantics
40355 • Fall 2018
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM RLP 4.710
LIN 373 • Syntactic Theory
40545 • Spring 2018
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM CLA 1.108
LIN 393S • Word Meaning And Syntax
40630 • Spring 2018
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM CLA 4.710
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
40865 • Fall 2017
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM CLA 1.108
LIN 389S • Rsch In Syntax And Semantics
40945 • Fall 2017
Meets W 2:00PM-5:00PM CLA 4.710
LIN 350 • Word Meaning
40955 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM CLA 1.102
LIN 381L • Syntax II
41040 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM CLA 4.710
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
40825 • Fall 2016
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM CLA 0.104
LIN 389S • Rsch In Syntax And Semantics
40895 • Fall 2016
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM CLA 4.710
LIN 373 • Syntactic Theory
40217 • Spring 2016
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM CLA 0.106
LIN 389S • Rsch In Syntax And Semantics
40280 • Spring 2016
Meets T 2:00PM-5:00PM CLA 4.710
LIN 350 • Word Meaning
40005 • Fall 2015
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM CLA 1.108
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
40040 • Fall 2015
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM CLA 0.106
LIN 360K • Intro To English Grammar
40090 • Spring 2015
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM MEZ 2.122
LIN 381L • Syntax II
41550 • Spring 2014
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM MEZ B0.302
LIN 391 • Studies In English Grammar
41585 • Spring 2014
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM BEN 1.106
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
41360 • Fall 2013
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM JES A215A
LIN 393S • Category Of Person
41433 • Fall 2013
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:30PM CLA 4.710
LIN 391 • Studies In English Grammar
41035 • Spring 2013
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BEN 1.106
T C 357 • What You And I Mean
43150 • Spring 2013
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM PAR 305
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
40795 • Fall 2012
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM PAR 206
LIN 393S • Word Meaning And Syntax
40890 • Fall 2012
Meets W 1:00PM-4:00PM PAR 305
LIN 381L • Syntax II
40860 • Spring 2012
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM PAR 210
LIN 391 • Studies In English Grammar
40890 • Spring 2012
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM PAR 210
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
40735 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM GAR 1.126
LIN 393S • Indexicality & Self-Reference
40820 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM PAR 210
LIN 381L • Syntax II
41190 • Spring 2011
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM PAR 310
LIN 391 • Studies In English Grammar
41225 • Spring 2011
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM JES A217A
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
40750 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM MEZ 2.124
T C 357 • What You And I Mean
42895 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM CAL 419
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
41185 • Spring 2010
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM PAR 105
LIN 381L • Syntax II
41220 • Spring 2010
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM JES A207A
LIN 393S • Topics In Syntax And Semantics
41625 • Fall 2009
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM CAL 200
LIN 381L • Syntax II
40610 • Spring 2009
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM GAR 2.104
LIN 391 • Studies In English Grammar
40645 • Spring 2009
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM PAR 303
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
41740 • Fall 2008
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM CBA 4.328
LIN 393S • Agreement And Pronouns
41830 • Fall 2008
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM CAL 200
LIN 381L • Syntax II
41690 • Spring 2008
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM GAR 2.104
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
42280 • Fall 2007
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM CBA 4.328
LIN 393S • Word Meaning And Syntax
42370 • Fall 2007
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM CAL 200
LIN 381L • Syntax II
41095 • Spring 2007
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM MEZ 1.204
LIN 391 • Studies In English Grammar
41125 • Spring 2007
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM PAR 1
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
41960 • Fall 2006
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM CBA 4.326
LIN 393S • Categors & Gradience In Syntax
42080 • Fall 2006
Meets F 1:00PM-4:00PM SZB 526
LIN 373 • Intro To Syntactic Theory
40270 • Spring 2006
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM PAR 203
LIN 381L • Syntax II
40310 • Spring 2006
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM PAR 204
LIN 391 • Studies In English Grammar
38810 • Spring 2005
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM JES A216A
LIN 393 • Verb Meaning And Syntax
38830 • Spring 2005
Meets MW 1:30PM-3:00PM GAR 309
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
39765 • Fall 2004
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM PAR 303
LIN S306 • Intro To The Study Of Language
86220 • Summer 2004
Meets MTWTHF 10:00AM-11:30AM PAR 203
SB
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
37180 • Spring 2004
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM GAR 309
LIN 393S • Agreement
37310 • Spring 2004
Meets W 1:30PM-4:30PM SZB 423
LIN 391 • Studies In English Grammar
38090 • Fall 2003
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM WEL 4.224
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
37182 • Spring 2003
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM PAR 301
LIN 393S • Word Meaning & Event Structure
37325 • Spring 2003
Meets WF 1:30PM-3:00PM CAL 518B
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
37655 • Fall 2002
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM PAR 303
LIN S306 • Intro To The Study Of Language
86445 • Summer 2002
Meets MTWTHF 10:00AM-11:30AM PAR 301
SB
LIN 391 • Studies In English Grammar
37045 • Spring 2002
Meets W 1:30PM-3:00PM SZB 526
LIN 393S • Complex Predicates
37090 • Spring 2002
Meets WF 12:00PM-1:30PM PAR 8A
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
38000 • Fall 2001
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM PAR 203
LIN W398R • Master's Report
85810 • Summer 2001
LIN 360K • Intro To English Grammar
36855 • Spring 2001
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM GAR 311
LIN 393S • Syntax Of Case
36990 • Spring 2001
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM CBA 4.336
LIN 372L • Syntax/Sem: Struc/Mean Utternc
37575 • Fall 2000
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM BEN 116
LIN 393S • Syntax Without Transformations
37675 • Fall 2000
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM PAR 103
LIN 373 • Intro To Cognitive Science-W
36465 • Spring 2000
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM PAR 206
C2
(also listed as PHL 365)
LIN 393S • Lexicon In Syntactic Theory
36555 • Spring 2000
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM CAL 21
Publications
Stephen Wechsler's publications are listed here: https://sites.google.com/site/wechslerpublications/