Research Interests

Syntax
Semantics (lexical semantics, formal semantics)
Cognitive linguistics (Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Natural Language Semantics Theory)

Academic Positions

2002- Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Mersin University
1995-2002 Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Mersin University
1987-1995 Research Assistant, Department of Foreign Language Education, Hacettepe University

Education

1995 Ph.D. in Linguistics, Hacettepe University
1988 MA in Linguistics, Hacettepe University
1985 BA in Linguistics, Hacettepe University

Grants and Fellowships

2006 Conference Grant, Mersin University
2005 Conference Grant, Mersin University
2002 Research fellowship, Turkish Academy of Sciences (Tilburg University, Holland)
1999 Goodwill ambassador, Rotary International (Tours, France)
1998 Visiting lecturer, Turkish-German Association of Lecturerers (Bochum University)
1997 Fellowship, International visitor program of United States Information Agency

Teaching Experience

1995- Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, Mersin University

• Courses Given:

Undergraduate

İDB 215 Phonetics
İDB 216 Phonology
İDB 2 Morphology I
İDB 2 Morphology II
İDB 303 Syntax I
İDB 304 Syntax II
İDB 305 Historical Linguistics I
İDB 308 Historical Linguistics II
İDB 307 History of Linguistics I
İDB 306 History of Linguistics II
İDB 403 Psycholinguistics
İDB 405 Philosophy of Language
İDB 411 Graduation Study I
İDB 412 Graduation Study II

Graduate

DB 515 Morphology
DB 520 Syntax
İDB 603 Syntax
İDB 604

Administrative experience

2007 Organizer 2nd Undergradute Students’ Meeting, 7 June 2007, Mersin University
2007 Organizer 21st National Linguistic Conference, 10-11 May 2007, Mersin University
2001 Organizer Talk on Turkish lexicon (delivered by Prof. Dr. Doğan Aksan), 17 April 2001, Mersin University
1999 Organizer Talk on Turkish syntax: Infinitives and Noun phrases in Turkish (delivered by Dr. Engin Sezer), 2-3 June 1999, Mersin University
1998 Organizer 12th National Linguistic Conference, 14-16 May 1998, Mersin University
1997 Organizer Shakespeare Days, 11-12 May 1997, Mersin University
1995 Organizer ELT Afternoons: INGED and Mersin University , 29 April 1995, Mersin University

Research Activities

Publications:

Aksan, Mustafa & Yeşim Aksan Degree modification and event semantics: Derived verbs and postverb constructions in Turkish. MIT Working Papers . [Accepted for publication]

Aksan, Mustafa & Yeşim Aksan The semantics of event plurality in Turkish. E. Csato (ed.) The 13th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics. [Underreview]

Aksan, Mustafa 2007. Lexicon of negative emotions from a cross-cultural perspective. Miyares, L. R. et.al (eds.) Actas –I, 322-326. Santiago de Cuba: Centro de Linguistica Aplicada.

Aksan, Mustafa &Yeşim Aksan 2007. Adtabanlı eylemler ve kılınış özellikleri [Denominal verbs and their aspectual properties]. TÖMER Dil Dergisi , 16-36.

Aksan, Mustafa 2004. Psych verbs and experiencers in Turkish. S.O. Lee et.al. (eds.) Inquiries into Korean Linguistics I, 247-259. Seoul: Thaehaksa.

Aksan, Mustafa 2002. Agents in Turkish. Mersin: Mersin University.

Aksan, Mustafa 1993. Dilbiliminde işlevci-biçimci yaklaşım [ Functional and formal approaches in linguistics] Dilbilim Araştırmaları 1993, 189-200.

Aksan, Mustafa & Yeşim Aksan 1991. Metin kavramı ve tanımlar [ The concept of text and its definitions] Dilbilim Araştırmaları 1991, 90-104. Ankara: Hitit Yayınevi.

Proceedings:

Aksan, Mustafa & Pınar İbe 2006. Psych verbs and the experiencer in Turkish. S. Yağcıoğlu & A. Cem-Değer (eds.) Studies in Turkish linguistics, ICTL 2004, 107-119. İzmir: Dokuz Eylül Publication.

Aksan, Yeşim ve Mustafa Aksan. 2003. Postpositions in Turkish: Adverbial use and aspectual properties. S. Özsoy et.al. (eds.) Studies in Turkish linguistics, 175-184. İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi.

Presentations:

Aksan, Mustafa 2007. ‘A Jar of Nerves’: Anger metaphors and construal of an emotion in Turkish paper to be presented in the theme session “Metaphors of love and anger: Implication for the conceptualization of self” at the 10th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference 15-20 July 2007. Jagiellonian University.

Aksan, Mustafa (with Ş. Ruhi & Y. Aksan) 2007. Co-convener of the theme session “Metaphors of love and anger: Implication for the conceptualization of self” at the 10th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference 15-20 July 2007. Jagiellonian University

Aksan, Mustafa 2007. Lexicon of negative emotions from a cross-cultural perspective. 10th International Conference on Social Communication, 22-26 January 2007, Santiago de Cuba.

Aksan, Mustafa & Yeşim Aksan 2006. Degree modification and event semantics: Derived verbs and postverb constructions in Turkish. Workshop in Formal Altaic Linguistics 3, 22-24 May 2006. Moscow State University.

Aksan, Mustafa & Yeşim Aksan 2006. Event semantics and the role of degree modification in Turkish verbal constructions. The 13th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics, 16-20 August 2006, Uppsala University.

Aksan, Mustafa 2005. Emotions and emotive verbs: Grammatical and lexical patterns in Turkish and English. 3rd International conference in contrastive semantics and pragmatics, 16-18 September 2005, Shangahi International Studies University.

Aksan, Mustafa 1997. Representation of English verbal complement in Turkish learners' sentences.31st TESOL 11-15 March 1997, Orlando, Florida.