Title: Associate Prof. Dr.Department: English Language Teaching ProgramPosition: Academic Staff (Head of Department)Email: aysun.kunduraci@yeditepe.edu.trTelephone: 5780000-3191Office: GSF-5i05Time: Full TimeAkademikResumeClick here for CV Educational Background Degree Field University Year Bachelor’s Linguistics Hacettepe University, Department of English Linguistics 2005 Master’s Linguistics Ankara University, Department of Linguistics 2008 Ph.D. Linguistics The University of Calgary, Department of Linguistics 2013 Academic Titles and Positions Titles Title University Year Associate Professor - Social, Humanities, and Administrative Sciences, Linguistics Yeditepe University January 2021 Assistant Professor - Department of Foreign Language Education, English Language Teaching Yeditepe University September 2025 Positions Positions University/Institution Year Associate Professor - Social, Humanities, and Administrative Sciences, Linguistics Yeditepe University January 2021 Assistant Professor - Department of Foreign Language Education, English Language Teaching Yeditepe University September 2025 Double Major Program Coordinator Yeditepe University 2023- Head of Department Yeditepe University 2021-2023 Quality Board Member Yeditepe University 2017- Deputy Head of Department Yeditepe University 2017-2019 Erasmus Coordinator Yeditepe University 2016-2017 THESIS SUPERVISION Master’s Theses Erdem, Münevver. 2018. Non-canonical Morphological Patterns in Turkish: Evidence from Person-Number Markers. Boğaziçi University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Linguistics, Master’s Thesis (Co-supervision). Özdemir, Hande. 2021. The Role of Cognition and Culture in the Production and Interpretation of L2 English Nominal Compounds. Yeditepe University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of English Language Teaching, Master’s Thesis (Supervision). Özyoldaş-Çakmak, Gaye. 2021. Why Understanding Descriptive Grammar Matters in L2. Yeditepe University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of English Language Teaching, Master’s Thesis (Supervision). Doctoral Theses Düzenli, Sultan. 2022. The Role of Typology in the Acquisition of Tense, Aspect, and Mood in L2 and L3. Yeditepe University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of English Language Teaching, Doctoral Thesis (Supervision – ongoing). Courses GivenLinguistics 1Linguistics 2Structure of Modern EnglishTranslation Publications Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals (SSCI) Kunduracı, Aysun. 2023. Bound Productivity in Stem-formation and Categorial Separation. Lingua 294, 103597. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2019. The paradigmatic aspect of compounding and derivation. Journal of Linguistics 55/3: 563–609. Papers Published in International Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings Kunduracı, Aysun. 2016. A Paradigm within Process Morphology. In Zeyrek, D., Sağın-Şimşek, Ç. & Rehbein, R. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics (ICTL 2012). Turcologica. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. Papers Presented at International Scientific Meetings and Published in Proceedings Kunduracı, Aysun & Aslı Göksel. 2016. Morphology: The Base Processor. In J. Audrig, F. Masini & W. Sandler (eds.), Quo Vadis Morphology – MMM Vol 10 – Proceedings of the 10th Mediterranean Morphology Meeting. Universities of Leiden, Bologna and Haifa. 88–97. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2013. Pseudo-3rd Person Marker and Possessive Constructions in Turkish. In S. Luo (Ed.), Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistic Association (CLA 2013). Kunduracı, Aysun. 2009. Syntax and Semantics on Control in Turkish. Essays on Turkish Linguistics: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics (ICTL 2008). Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden. 121-130. Books / Chapters in Books Kunduracı, Aysun. 2021. The Dynamism of Turkish Morphophonology. A. S. Söylemez & A. Kumcu (Eds.), Linguistics: Contemporary Studies on Turkish. Berlin: Peter Lang | Synergy. 13-32. ISBN 978-3-631-84727-5. eBook ISBN 978-3-631-85515-7. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2020. The Interface of Phonology and Morphology. İ. Pınar Uzun (Ed.), Theoretical and Applied Phonology. Ankara: Seçkin Publishing. 103-125. ISBN: 978 975 02 6012 4. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2020. Prosodic marking in nominal predications. Abdullah Balcıoğulları & Mehmet Şahin (Eds.), Current Studies in Social Sciences II. Ankara: Academician Publishing. 15-31. ISBN: 9786257795449. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2020. On Mind, Language, and Modularity. Erdem Sarıkaya (Ed.), Theory and Research in Social and Human Sciences I. Ankara: Gece Publishing. 145-170. ISBN:978-625-7243-46-9. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2019. Nonterminal categories of morphology. Ömer T. Kara & Ömer G. Ulum (Eds.), Language and Literature II. Ankara: Academician Publishing. 1-18. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2018. Critical Reading, Critical Writing. H. Kılıç (Ed.), Critical Thinking: Learn, Question, Create. Istanbul: Yeditepe University Press. 57-69. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2017. Process Morphology in Concatenation. N. Büyükkantarcıoğlu, I. Özyıldırım, E. Yarar (Eds.), 45th Anniversary Essays. Ankara: Hacettepe University Press. 255-278. Articles Published in National Peer-Reviewed Journals Kunduracı, Aysun. 2020. Interactive Linguistic Structures and Complex Nominalizations in Turkish. Journal of Linguistic Research 31(1), 1–31. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2020. Compound Suffixes and Derivational Sequences in Turkish. Journal of Language 171/2: 7–31. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2019. Pure Morphological Processes and Base Formation. Journal of Linguistic Research 30(2), 199–219. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2019. On Palatalization and [Frontness]: Overlaps in Turkish and Karaim Harmonies. Journal of Language 170/2: 9–30. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2015. Possession Categories and Their Formal Representation in Turkish. Journal of Linguistic Research 26(1): 43-62. Papers Presented at National Scientific Meetings and Published in Proceedings Kunduracı, Aysun. 2008. Universals in Control Structures. Proceedings of the 22nd Turkish Linguistics Conference. Yüzüncü Yıl University Publications 48. Ankara: Cantekin. Talks and Seminars Kunduracı, Aysun. 2024. Morphological Nesting and the Surprising Productivity of Dependent Processes. Presented at the 37th National Linguistics Conference, May 16-17, 2024, Kocaeli University. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2023. Nested Stems of Morphology. Presented at the 21st International Conference on Turkish Linguistics (ICTL 2023), August 2-4, Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2023. Mixing, Restricting, and Repairing in Possessive Phrases. Presented at the 36th National Linguistics Conference, May 11-12, 2023, Erciyes University. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2022. Turkish Voice: Member Structure and Functional Structure. Presented at the 35th National Linguistics Conference, May 12-13, 2022, Necmettin Erbakan University. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2022. Form, Meaning, Category, and Base Processor. Invited talk, DÖP AS Seminars, January 21, 2022. Zoom/Youtube. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2021. Pure Morphology, Separation, and Formal Creativity in Turkish. Presented at the 34th National Linguistics Conference, April 29-30, 2021, METU. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2019. Morphological Creativity and Arabic Forms. Invited talk, İzmir Linguistics Circle Seminars, December 6, 2019, Dokuz Eylül University, Linguistics Department. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2019. Theoretical Morphology Awareness and Language Structure. Invited talk, 13th Linguistics Student Conference, April 19-20, 2019, Ankara University, Linguistics Department. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2018. Interactional Subordination in Turkish. Presented at the 32nd National Linguistics Conference, May 3-4, 2018, Dokuz Eylül University. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2018. Turkish Subordination: Form, Meaning, and Grammatical Function. Poster presented at ISBCS 2018 (International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science), May 6, 2018, Boğaziçi University. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2017. Morphology-Biçimbilim. Seminar at Nesin Mathematics Village, Arche Project – Linguistics Camp, August 6, 2017. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2017. Nonterminal Categories and Morphological Preforms. Poster presented at ISBCS 2017, April 30, 2017, Hacettepe University. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2016. Autonomous Morphology in Grammar. Presented at the 30th National Linguistics Conference, May 13-14, 2016, Dokuz Eylül University. Kunduracı, Aysun & Aslı Göksel. 2015. Morphology: The Base Processor. Presented at the 10th Mediterranean Morphology Meeting (MMM10), September 7-10, Haifa, University of Haifa, Israel. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2014. The Morphology of Possessive Constructions in Turkish. Presented at the 17th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics (ICTL), September 3-5, Rouen, France. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2014. The Separation of Form and Meaning and Turkish Nominal Compounding. LingDay, Boğaziçi University, May 23. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2013. Pseudo-3rd Person Marker and Possessive Constructions in Turkish. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Linguistic Association (CLA), June 1-3, University of Victoria, Canada. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2012. The Dual Turkish Coronal. Poster presented at the 16th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics (ICTL), September 18-21, METU, Ankara, Turkey. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2012. A Paradigm within Process Morphology. Presented at the 16th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics (ICTL), September 18-21, METU, Ankara, Turkey. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2011. Morphology, Syntax, and Turkish -(s)I: The Semantics of Syntax and Morphology. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA-85th), Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2010. The Real Function of the Turkish -(s)I. Presented at the 4th Meeting of The Arizona Linguistics Circle on Morphology (ALC-4), October 15-17, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2010. The -(s)I morpheme and N-N construction in Turkish. Poster presented at Banff Workshop on Nominal Dependents, May 8-9, Banff, Canada. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2008. Syntax and Semantics on Control in Turkish. Presented at the 14th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics (ICTL), August 2008, Side, Turkey. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2008. Universals in Control Structures. Presented at the 22nd Turkish Linguistics Conference, May 2008, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey. Kunduracı, Aysun. 2007. Control, Case, Agreement, and the Infinitive: On Turkish, Georgian, Romanian, and English. Ankara Linguistics Circle Talks, December 14, Ankara University. Projects Verb-based Sequences in Turkish in the Light of Process Morphology, TÜBİTAK & Boğaziçi University (Principal Investigator), 2014-2016 Turkish Noun-Noun Compound Formation as a Distinctive Process, University of Calgary, 2012-2013 Morphology, Syntax, and Turkish -(s)I: The Semantics of Syntax and Morphology, University of Calgary, 2011-2012 Membership in Scientific Organizations Canadian Linguistic Association (CLA), 2012-2014 Linguistic Society of America (LSA), 2010-2012 Boğaziçi Linguistic Circle Ankara Linguistic Circle Awards and Scholarships TÜBİTAK 2232 Returning Research Fellowship, 2014/03-2016/03 TÜBİTAK 2221 Fellowship for Visiting Scientists, 2016/05 GSA (Graduate Students’ Association) Professional Development Grant, University of Calgary, 2013/05 URGC (University Research Grant Committee) Travel Grant, University of Calgary, 2012/11 Safiya Fathi Graduate Scholarship, Special Award, University of Calgary, 2012/09-12 GSA (Graduate Students’ Association) Academic Project Grant, University of Calgary, 2011/05 Dean’s Entrance Scholarship, University of Calgary, 2009/09-12 Editorial and Peer Review Activities Field Editor – Journal of Language (February 2021–present) Reviewer – Lingua (International Journal of Linguistics) (October–December 2014) Reviewer – Journal of Linguistic Research (2017–present) Reviewer – Current Discussions in Linguistics (2018) Reviewer – Journal of Language (2019–present) Reviewer – Proceedings of the 16th ICTL (International Conference on Turkish Linguistics, 2014) Scientific Board Member – 33rd National Linguistics Conference (Mersin University, May 2019) Scientific Board Member – 32nd National Linguistics Conference (Dokuz Eylül University, May 2018) Scientific Board Member – 31st National Linguistics Conference (Anadolu University, May 2017) Scientific Board Member – 30th National Linguistics Conference (Ankara University, May 2016) Proofreader for the Journal of Germanic Linguistics (2010-2012) Linguistic Consultant – Workshop on Terminology Problems in Lithic Studies, Istanbul University, Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, February 26-27, 2015.
