Publications

All of my papers can be found here. Click on a title to show the abstract. We like to make our experimental materials widely available, but they’re only slowly migrating to this page.

Although there are lots of papers here, they won’t tell you how they all fit together. That’s what the research pages on this site try to do.

Dissertations from our team can be found under individual research area pages, or in a full list here.

2023

130.Eun-Kyoung Rosa Lee, Katherine Howitt, London Dixon, Tal Ness, Masato Nakamura, Colin Phillips: Dynamics of context-driven lexical activation in children and adults. In: Forthcoming, ((submitted)). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2022

129.Margaret Kandel; Colin Phillips: Number attraction in verb and anaphor production. In: Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 127, pp. 104370, 2022. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)
128.Phoebe Gaston; Christian Brodbeck; Colin Phillips; Ellen Lau: Auditory word comprehension is less incremental in isolated words. In: Neurobiology of Language, 2022. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
127.Margaret Kandel; Cassidy Wyatt; Colin Phillips: Agreement attraction error and timing profiles in continuous speech. In: Glossa Psycholinguistics, vol. 1, iss. 1, 2022. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)
126.Eun Kyoung Rosa Lee; Colin Phillips: Why non-native speakers sometimes outperform native speakers in agreement processing. In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2022. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)
125.Colin Phillips; Mark Liberman: Introduction. In: Annual Review of Linguistics, vol. 8, pp. i-iv, 2022. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2021

124.Iria de Dios Flores; Hanna Muller; Colin Phillips: The selectivity and interpretation of NPI illusions. In: Glossa Psycholinguistics, Forthcoming, (in revision). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
123.Nick Huang; Colin Phillips: When missing NPs make double center-embedding sentences acceptable. In: Glossa, 2021, (revised submission, to appear in Glossa). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2020

122.Phoebe Gaston; Ellen Lau; Colin Phillips: How does(n't) syntactic context guide auditory word recognition?. In: 2020, (submitted). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
121.Shota Momma; Julia Buffinton; L. Robert Slevc; Colin Phillips: Syntactic category constraints lexical competition in speaking. In: Cognition, vol. 197, pp. 104183, 2020. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)

2019

120.Colin Phillips; Phoebe Gaston; Nick Huang; Hanna Muller: Theories all the way down: remarks on "theoretical" and "experimental" linguistics. In: 2019, (To appear in Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Syntax. G. Goodall, ed.). (Type: Book Chapter | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
119.Phoebe Gaston; Ellen Lau; Colin Phillips: Syntactic category does not inhibit lexical competition. In: Proceedings of Mental Lexicon 2018, 2019. (Type: Inproceedings | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
118.Lara Ehrenhofer; Ellen Lau; Colin Phillips : A possible cure for "N400 blindness" to role reversal anomalies in sentence comprehension. In: Forthcoming, (Submitted to Neuropsychologia). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2018

117.Hanna Muller; Colin Phillips: Negative polarity illusions. In: Viviane Deprez, Maria Teresa Espinal (Ed.): vol. Oxford Handbook of Negation, Oxford University Press, Forthcoming. (Type: Book Chapter | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
116.Allyson Ettinger; Ahmed Elgohary; Colin Phillips; Philip Resnik: Assessing composition in sentence vector representations. In: Proceedings of COLING 2018, 2018. (Type: Inproceedings | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
115.Alexis Wellwood; Roumyana Pancheva; Valentine Hacquard; Colin Phillips: The anatomy of a comparative illusion. In: Journal of Semantics, 2018, (in press). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
114.Wing Yee Chow; Ellen Lau; Suiping Wang; Colin Phillips: Wait a second! Delayed impact of argument roles on on-line verb prediction. In: Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience, 2018. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)
113.Shota Momma; L. Robert Slevc; Colin Phillips: Unaccusativity in sentence production. In: Linguistic Inquiry, vol. 49, pp. 181-194, 2018. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
112.Shota Momma; Colin Phillips: The relationship between parsing and generation. In: Annual Review of Linguistics, vol. 4, pp. 233-254, Forthcoming. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)

2017

111.Dave Kush, Jeffrey Lidz, Colin Phillips: Looking forwards and backwards: the real-time processing of Strong and Weak Crossover. In: Glossa: A journal of general linguistics, vol. 2, no. 70, 2017, (29pp). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
110.Emily Atkinson; Matthew W. Wagers; Jeffrey Lidz; Colin Phillips; Akira Omaki: Developing incrementality in filler-gap dependency processing. In: Cognition, 2017, (revised version to appear). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
109.Phoebe Gaston, Nick Huang, Colin Phillips: The logic of syntactic priming and acceptability judgments. In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Forthcoming, (commentary on target article by Branigan and Pickering). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
108.Claudia Felser, Colin Phillips, Matthew Wagers: Editorial: Encoding and navigating linguistic representations in memory. In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 8, pp. 164, 2017. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)
107.Dan Parker; Colin Phillips: Reflexive attraction in comprehension is selective. In: Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 94, pp. 272-290, 2017. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
106.Sol Lago; Shayne Sloggett; Zoe Schlueter; Wing Yee Chow; Alexander Williams; Ellen Lau; Colin Phillips: Coreference and antecedent representation across languages. In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2017. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2016

105.Dan Parker; Colin Phillips: Negative polarity illusions and the format of hierarchical encodings in memory. In: Cognition, vol. 157, pp. 321-339, 2016. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
104.Dustin Alfonso Chacón; Mashrur Imtiaz; Shirsho Dasgupta; Sikder Monoare Murshed; Mina Dan; Colin Phillips: Locality and word order in active dependency formation in Bangla. In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 7, pp. 1235, 2016. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)
103.Anton Malko; Lara Ehrenhofer; Colin Phillips: Theories and frameworks in second language processing. In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2016, (in press; brief commentary on target article by Ian Cunnings: "Parsing and working memory in bilingual sentence processing"). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
102.Shota Momma; L. Robert Slevc; Colin Phillips: The timing of verb selection in Japanese sentence production. In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, vol. 42, pp. 813-824, 2016. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)
101.Wing Yee Chow; Shota Momma; Cybelle Smith; Ellen Lau; Colin Phillips: Prediction as memory retrieval: timing and mechanisms. In: Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience, 2016, (in press). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
100.Allyson Ettinger, Naomi H. Feldman, Philip Resnik, Colin Phillips: Modeling N400 amplitude using vector space models of word representation. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society, 2016, (submitted). (Type: Conference | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2015

99.Colin Phillips; Lara Ehrenhofer: The role of language processing in language acquisition. In: Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 409-453, 2015, (target article with 17 commentaries & response). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
98.Colin Phillips; Lara Ehrenhofer: Learning obscure and obvious properties of languages. In: Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 545-555, 2015, (response to 17 commentaries on target article "The role of language processing in language acquisition"). (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
97.Wing Yee Chow; Cybelle Smith; Ellen Lau; Colin Phillips: A 'bag-of-arguments' mechanism for initial verb predictions. In: Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience, 2015. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)
96.Dan Parker; Sol Lago; Colin Phillips: Interference in the processing of adjunct control. In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 6, no. 1346, pp. 1-13, 2015. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Altmetric)
95.Dustin Alfonso Chacón; Shota Momma; Colin Phillips: Linguistic representations and memory architectures: The devil is in the details. In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2015, (in press, commentary on target article by Christiansen & Chater). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
94.Akira Omaki; Ellen Lau; Imogen Davidson White; Myles Dakan; Aaron Apple; Colin Phillips: Hyper-active gap filling. In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 6:384, 2015, (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00384). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
93.Dave Kush; Jeffrey Lidz; Colin Phillips: Relation-sensitive retrieval: evidence from bound variable pronouns. In: Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 82, pp. 18-40, 2015. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
92.Sol Lago; Diego Shalom; Mariano Sigman; Ellen Lau; Colin Phillips: Agreement processes in Spanish comprehension. In: Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 82, pp. 133-149, 2015. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
91.Shevaun Lewis; Colin Phillips: Aligning grammatical theories and language processing models. In: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 27-46, 2015. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
90.Barbara Zurer Pearson; Jeffrey Lidz; Cecile McKee; Elizabeth A. McCullough; Leslie C. Moore; Colin Phillips; Shari R. Speer; Laura Wagner; Elly Zimmer: Linguistics for everyone: Engaging a broader public for the scientific study of language. In: Proceedings of the 39th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA, 2015. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)

2014

89.Colin Phillips; Dan Parker: The psycholinguistics of ellipsis. In: Lingua, vol. 151, pp. 78-95, 2014, (published online Nov 27, 2013). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
88.Dave Kush; Colin Phillips: Local anaphor licensing in an SOV language: implications for retrieval strategies. In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 5, no. 1252, 2014. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
87.Brian Dillon; Wing Yee Chow; Matthew Wagers; Taomei Guo; Fengqin Liu; Colin Phillips: The structure-sensitivity of memory access: evidence from Mandarin Chinese. In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 5, no. 1025, 2014, (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01025). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
86.Shota Momma; Robert Slevc; Colin Phillips: The timing of verb selection in English active and passive sentences. In: Proceedings of MAPLL: Mental Architecture for Processing and Learning of Language, 2014. (Type: Inproceedings | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
85.Wing Yee Chow; Shevaun Lewis; Colin Phillips: Immediate sensitivity to structural constraints in pronoun resolution. In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 5, no. 630, 2014. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
84.Akira Omaki; Imogen Davidson White; Takuya Goro; Jeffrey Lidz; Colin Phillips: No fear of commitment: children's incremental interpretation in English and Japanese wh-questions. In: Language Learning and Development, vol. 10, pp. 206-233, 2014. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
83.Matthew W Wagers; Colin Phillips: Going the distance: memory and control processes in active dependency construction. In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, vol. 167, no. 7, pp. 1274-1304, 2014. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2013

82.Brian Dillon; Alan Mishler; Shayne Sloggett; Colin Phillips: Contrasting intrusion profiles for agreement and anaphora: experimental and modeling evidence. In: Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 69, pp. 85-103, 2013. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
81.Wing Yee Chow; Colin Phillips: No semantic illusion in the 'semantic P600' phenomenon: ERP evidence from Mandarin Chinese. In: Brain Research, vol. 1506, pp. 76-93, 2013. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
80.Colin Phillips; Shevaun Lewis: Derivational order in syntax: evidence and architectural consequences. In: Studies in Linguistics, vol. 6, pp. 11-47, 2013. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
79.Colin Phillips: Some arguments and non-arguments for reductionist accounts of syntactic phenomena. In: Language and Cognitive Processes, vol. 28, pp. 156-187, 2013. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
78.Colin Phillips: On the nature of island constraints. II: Language learning and innateness. In: Sprouse, Jon; Hornstein, Norbert (Ed.): Experimental syntax and island effects, pp. 132-157, Cambridge University Press, 2013. (Type: Incollection | Links | BibTeX)
77.Colin Phillips: On the nature of island constraints. I: Language processing and reductionist accounts. In: Sprouse, Jon; Hornstein, Norbert (Ed.): Experimental syntax and island effects, pp. 64-108, Cambridge University Press, 2013. (Type: Incollection | Links | BibTeX)
76.Colin Phillips: Parser-grammar relations: We don’t understand everything twice. In: Sanz, Montserrat; Laka, Itziar; Tanenhaus, Michael (Ed.): Language down the garden path: the cognitive basis for linguistic structure, pp. 294–315, Oxford University Press, 2013. (Type: Incollection | Links | BibTeX)
75.Jon Sprouse; Matt Wagers; Colin Phillips: Deriving competing predictions from grammatical approaches and reductionist approaches to island effects. In: Sprouse, Jon; Hornstein, Norbert (Ed.): Experimental syntax and island effects, pp. 21–41, Cambridge University Press, 2013. (Type: Incollection | Links | BibTeX)

2012

74.Jon Sprouse; Matt Wagers; Colin Phillips: Working memory capacity and island effects: A reminder of the issues and of the facts. In: Language, vol. 88, pp. 401-407, 2012. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
73.Brian Dillon; Andrew Nevins; Alison C. Austin; Colin Phillips: Syntactic and semantic predictors of tense in Hindi: An ERP investigation. In: Language and Cognitive Processes, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 313-344, 2012. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
72.Clare Stroud; Colin Phillips: Examining the evidence for an independent semantic analyzer: An ERP study in Spanish. In: Brain and Language, vol. 120, pp. 107-126, 2012. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
71.Jon Sprouse; Matt Wagers; Colin Phillips: A test of the relation between working memory capacity and syntactic island effects. In: Language, vol. 88, pp. 82-123, 2012. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
70.Colin Phillips: Individual variation and constraints on language learning. In: Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 281-286, 2012. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
69.Pedro Alcocer; Colin Phillips: Using relational syntactic constraints in content-addressable memory architectures for sentence parsing. 2012. (Type: Unpublished | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2011

68.Colin Phillips; Matthew W Wagers; Ellen F Lau: Grammatical Illusions and Selective Fallibility in Real-Time Language Comprehension. In: Runner, Jeffrey (Ed.): Experiments at the Interfaces. Syntax & Semantics, vol. 37, pp. 147–180, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011. (Type: Incollection | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2010

67.Colin Phillips: Syntax at age two: cross-linguistic differences. In: Language Acquisition, vol. 17, pp. 70-120, 2010, (This is a republication of an article that first appeared in 1995 in MIT Working Papers in Linguistics.). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
66.Colin Phillips: Should we impeach armchair linguists. In: Japanese/Korean Linguistics, vol. 17, pp. 49–64, 2010. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
65.Ana C Gouvea; Colin Phillips; Nina Kazanina; David Poeppel: The linguistic processes underlying the P600. In: Language and Cognitive Processes, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 149–188, 2010. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
64.Nina Kazanina; Colin Phillips: Differential effects of constraints in the processing of Russian cataphora. In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 371–400, 2010. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2009

63.Anastasia Conroy; Eri Takahashi; Jeffrey Lidz; Colin Phillips: Equal treatment for all antecedents: how children succeed with Principle B. In: Linguistic Inquiry, vol. 45, pp. 446-486, 2009. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
62.Matthew W Wagers; Ellen F Lau; Colin Phillips: Agreement attraction in comprehension: Representations and processes. In: Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 206–237, 2009. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
61.Ming Xiang; Brian Dillon; Colin Phillips: Illusory licensing effects across dependency types: ERP evidence. In: Brain and Language, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 40–55, 2009. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
60.Sachiko Aoshima; Masaya Yoshida; Colin Phillips: Incremental processing of coreference and binding in Japanese. In: Syntax, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 93–134, 2009. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
59.Matthew W Wagers; Colin Phillips: Multiple dependencies and the role of the grammar in real-time comprehension. In: Journal of Linguistics, vol. 45, no. 02, pp. 395–433, 2009. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
58.Chun-chieh Natalie Hsu; Felicia Hurewitz; Colin Phillips: Context influences structure generation: evidence from Chinese. 2009, (submitted for publication). (Type: Unpublished | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2008

57.Ellen F Lau; Colin Phillips; David Poeppel: A cortical network for semantics:(de) constructing the N400. In: Nature Reviews Neuroscience, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 920–933, 2008. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
56.Ellen F Lau; Katya Rozanova; Colin Phillips: Syntactic prediction and lexical surface frequency effects in sentence processing. In: University of Maryland Working Papers in Linguistics, vol. 16, pp. 163–200, 2008. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2007

55.Nina Kazanina; Colin Phillips: A developmental perspective on the imperfective paradox. In: Cognition, vol. 105, pp. 65-102, 2007. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
54.Nina Kazanina; Ellen F Lau; Moti Lieberman; Masaya Yoshida; Colin Phillips: The effect of syntactic constraints on the processing of backwards anaphora. In: Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 384–409, 2007. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
53.Colin Phillips; Matthew Wagers: Relating structure and time in linguistics and psycholinguistics. In: Oxford handbook of psycholinguistics, pp. 739–756, Oxford University Press, 2007. (Type: Incollection | Links | BibTeX)
52.Andrew Nevins; Brian Dillon; Shiti Malhotra; Colin Phillips: The role of feature-number and feature-type in processing Hindi verb agreement violations. In: Brain Research, vol. 1164, pp. 81–94, 2007. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2006

51.Moti Lieberman; Sachiko Aoshima; Colin Phillips: Nativelike biases in generation of wh-questions by nonnative speakers of Japanese. In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 28, pp. 423-448, 2006. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
50.Colin Phillips: Three benchmarks for distributional approaches to natural language syntax. In: Zanuttini, Raffaella; Campos, Hector; Herburger, Elena; Portner, Paul (Ed.): Negation, Tense, and Clausal Architecture: Cross-linguistic Investigations, Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC, 2006. (Type: Inproceedings | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
49.Ellen Lau; Clare Stroud; Silke Plesch; Colin Phillips: The role of structural prediction in rapid syntactic analysis. In: Brain and Language, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 74–88, 2006. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
48.Colin Phillips: The real-time status of island phenomena. In: Language, pp. 795–823, 2006. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
47.Nina Kazanina; Colin Phillips; William Idsardi: The influence of meaning on the perception of speech sounds. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 103, no. 30, pp. 11381–11386, 2006. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
46.Hajime Ono; Masaya Yoshida; Sachiko Aoshima; Colin Phillips: Real-time computation of Japanese exclamatives and the strength of locality biases in sentence comprehension. In: Cognitive Studies, vol. 13, no. 3, 2006. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
45.Colin Phillips; Matthew Wagers: Constituent structure and the binding problem. In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 29, no. 01, pp. 81–82, 2006, (Commentary). (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2005

44.Colin Phillips; Nina Kazanina; Shani H Abada: ERP effects of the processing of syntactic long-distance dependencies. In: Cognitive Brain Research, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 407–428, 2005. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
43.Colin Phillips: Electrophysiology in the study of developmental language impairments: Prospects and challenges for a top-down approach. In: Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 26, no. 01, pp. 79–96, 2005. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
42.Colin Phillips; Kuniyoshi L Sakai: Language and the brain. In: The McGraw-Hill handbook of science and technology, McGraw-Hill, 2005. (Type: Incollection | Links | BibTeX)

2004

41.Colin Phillips: Linguistics and linking problems. In: Rice, Mabel; Warren, Steven (Ed.): Developmental Language Disorders: From Phenotypes to Etiologies, pp. 241-287, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, 2004. (Type: Incollection | Links | BibTeX)
40.Sachiko Aoshima; Colin Phillips; Amy Weinberg: Processing filler-gap dependencies in a head-final language. In: Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 23–54, 2004. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
39.Colin Phillips; Ellen Lau: Foundational issues. In: Journal of Linguistics, vol. 40, no. 03, pp. 571–591, 2004. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2003

38.Nina Kazanina; Colin Phillips: Temporal reference frames and the imperfective paradox. In: Garding, Gina; Tsujimura, Mimu (Ed.): WCCFL22: Proceedings of the 22nd West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, pp. 287-300, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA, 2003. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)
37.Nina Kazanina; Colin Phillips: Russian children's knowledge of aspectual distinctions. In: Beachley, Barbara; Brown, Amanda; Conlin, Frances (Ed.): BUCLD27: Proceedings of the 27th annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, pp. 390-401, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA, 2003. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)
36.Colin Phillips: Linear order and constituency. In: Linguistic Inquiry, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 37–90, 2003. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
35.Colin Phillips; Howard Lasnik: Linguistics and empirical evidence: Reply to Edelman and Christiansen. In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 61–62, 2003. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
34.Sachiko Aoshima; Colin Phillips; Amy Weinberg: Processing of Japanese wh-scrambling constructions. In: McClure, William (Ed.): Japanese/Korean Linguistics, pp. 179–191, CSLI Publications, Stanford, CA, 2003. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)
33.Sachiko Aoshima; Colin Phillips; Amy Weinberg: Theoretical implications of the parsing of Japanese wh-scrambling constructions. In: Garding, Gina; Tsujimura, Mimu (Ed.): WCCFL22: Proceedings of the 22nd West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, pp. 29-42, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA, 2003. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)
32.Colin Phillips: Parsing: Psycholinguistic aspects. In: International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, Oxford University Press, 2003. (Type: Incollection | Links | BibTeX)
31.Colin Phillips: Syntax. In: Nadel, Lyn (Ed.): vol. Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, no. 4, pp. 319-329, MacMillan Reference, 2003. (Type: Book Chapter | Links | BibTeX)

2002

30.Sachiko Aoshima; Colin Phillips; Amy Weinberg: Active filler effects and reanalysis: A study of Japanese Wh-scrambling constructions. In: vol. 12, pp. 1–24, 2002. (Type: Book Chapter | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
29.Colin Phillips: Constituency in deletion and movement. 2002, (Remarks on Lechner (2001)). (Type: Unpublished | Links | BibTeX)

2001

28.Colin Phillips: Review of "A model-based psycholinguistic study of semantic contrast" (Sedivy 1997). In: Glot International, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 25-32, 2001. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
27.Colin Phillips: Levels of representation in the electrophysiology of speech perception. In: Cognitive Science, vol. 25, pp. 711-731, 2001. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
26.Nina Kazanina; Colin Phillips: Coreference in child Russian: distinguishing syntactic and discourse constraints. In: Do, Anna; Domínguez, Laura; Johansen, Aimee (Ed.): BUCLD 25: Proceedings of the 25th annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, pp. 413-424, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA, 2001. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)
25.David Schneider; Colin Phillips: Grammatical search and reanalysis. In: Journal of Memory and Language, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 308-336, 2001. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

2000

24.Roberta Golinkoff; Colin Phillips: Surveying the field of language acquisition. In: Contemporary Psychology, vol. 45, pp. 607-609, 2000, ((Book review of Bhatia & Ritchie (1999), Handbook of Child Language Acquisition)). (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
23.Colin Phillips; Thomas Pellathy; Alec Marantz; Elron Yellin; Kenneth Wexler; David Poeppel; Martha McGinnis; Timothy Roberts: Auditory cortex accesses phonological categories: an MEG mismatch study. In: Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal of, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 1038-1055, 2000. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
22.Colin Phillips; Thomas Pellathy; Alec Marantz: Phonological feature representations in auditory cortex. 2000. (Type: Unpublished | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

1999

21.Meesook Kim; Barbara Landau; Colin Phillips: Cross-linguistic differences in children's syntax for locative verbs. In: Greenhill, Annabel; Littlefield, Heather; Tano, Cheryl (Ed.): BUCLD23: Proceedings of the 23rd annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, pp. 337-348, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA, 1999. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)

1998

20.Meesook Kim; Colin Phillips: Complex verb constructions in child Korean: overt markers of covert functional structure. In: Greenhill, Annabel; Hughes, Mary; Littlefield, Heather; Walsh, Hugh (Ed.): BUCLD22: Proceedings of the 22nd annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, pp. 430-441, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA, 1998. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)
19.Colin Phillips: Disagreement between adults and children. In: Mendikoetxea, Amaya; Uribe-Etxebarria, Myriam (Ed.): Theoretical Issues on the Morphology-Syntax Interface, pp. 359–394, ASJU, San Sebastian, 1998. (Type: Book Chapter | Links | BibTeX)
18.Kensuke Sekihara; David Poeppel; Alec Marantz; Colin Phillips; Hideaki Koizumi; Yasushi Miyashita: MEG covariance difference analysis: a method to extract target source activities by using task and control measurements. In: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 87–97, 1998. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
17.Krishna K Govindarajan; Colin Phillips; David Poeppel; Timothy PL Roberts; Alec Marantz: Latency of MEG M100 response indexes first formant frequency. In: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 103, no. 5, pp. 2982–2983, 1998. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
16.Colin Phillips: Teaching syntax with Trees. In: Glot International, vol. 3, no. 7, 1998. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

1997

15.David Poeppel; Colin Phillips; Elron Yellin; Howard A Rowley; Timothy PL Roberts; Alec Marantz: Processing of vowels in supratemporal auditory cortex. In: Neuroscience letters, vol. 221, no. 2, pp. 145–148, 1997. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
14.Colin Phillips; Edward Gibson: On the strength of the local attachment preference. In: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 323–346, 1997. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
13.Colin Phillips: Merge right: An approach to constituency conflicts. In: WCCFL XV: Proceedings of the 15th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, pp. 381–395, CSLI Publications, Stanford, CA, 1997. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)

1996

12.Colin Phillips: Root infinitives are finite. In: Stringfellow, Andy; Cahana-Amitay, Dalia; Hughes, Elizabeth; Zukowski, Andrea (Ed.): BUCLD 20: Proceedings of the 20th annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, pp. 588-599, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA, 1996. (Type: Inproceedings | Links | BibTeX)
11.Colin Phillips: Order and structure. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. (Type: PhD Thesis | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
10.David Poeppel; Elron Yellin; Colin Phillips; Timothy Roberts; Howard Rowley; Kenneth Wexler; Alec Marantz: Task-induced asymmetry of the auditory evoked M100 neuromagnetic field elicited by speech sounds. In: Cognitive Brain Research, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 231–242, 1996. (Type: Journal Article | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)
9.Colin Phillips: Ergative subjects. In: Gerdts, Donna; Dziwirek, Katarzyna; Burgess, Clifford (Ed.): Grammatical Relations, CSLI Publications, Stanford, CA, 1996. (Type: Incollection | Links | BibTeX)

1995

8.Colin Phillips: Right association in parsing and grammar. In: Schütze, Carson; Ganger, Jennifer; Broihier, Keven (Ed.): vol. Papers on Language Acquisition and Proce, pp. 37–93, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, vol. 26, 1995. (Type: Book Chapter | Links | BibTeX)
7.Colin Phillips; Alec Marantz; Martha McGinnis; David Pesetsky; Kenneth Wexler; Elron Yellin; David Poeppel; Timothy Roberts; Howard Rowley: Brain mechanisms of speech perception: a preliminary report. In: Schütze, Carson; Ganger, Jennifer; Broihier, Kevin (Ed.): vol. Papers on Language Acquisition and Proce, pp. 125–163, vol. 26, 1995. (Type: Book Chapter | Links | BibTeX)

1994

6.Colin Phillips: Are feature hierarchies autosegmental hierarchies. In: Carnie, Andrew; Harley, Heidi; Bures, Anton (Ed.): vol. Papers on Phonology and Morphology, pp. 173–226, MIT Working Papers in Linguistics, vol. 21, 1994. (Type: Book Chapter | Links | BibTeX)
5.Colin Phillips; Heidi Harley (Ed.): The Morphology-syntax Connection: Proceedings of the January 1994 MIT Workshop. 1994. (Type: Collection | BibTeX)
4.Colin Phillips: Verbal case and the nature of polysynthetic inflection. In: Proceedings of CONSOLE 2, 1994. (Type: Inproceedings | Abstract | Links | BibTeX)

1993

3.Colin Phillips: Conditions on agreement in Yimas. In: Bobaljik, Jonathan; Phillips, Colin (Ed.): vol. Papers on Case and Agreement I, pp. 173–213, MIT Working Papers in Linguistics, vol. 18, 1993. (Type: Book Chapter | Links | BibTeX)
2.Jonathan Bobaljik; Colin Phillips (Ed.): Papers on case and agreement. vol. 18, MIT Working Papers in Linguistics, 1993. (Type: Book | BibTeX)
1.Colin Phillips (Ed.): Papers on Case and Agreement II. vol. 19, MIT Working Papers in Linguistics, 1993. (Type: Book | BibTeX)