Experimental researcher in French linguistics and second language acquisition interested in how the brain processes (native and nonnative) language.

• PhD, Indiana University 2011
• MA, Indiana University 2008
• MA, Miami University 2004
• BA, Berea College 2001

Language, linguistics, and professional French courses

Dekydtspotter, L., Miller, A. K., Frimu, R., Eshun, J., & Adeoye, M. (2027). Dedicated neuronal circuitry as a Hopf bialgebraic mechanism for syntax supports the Strong Minimalist Thesis: Implications for large language models. Quantum AI and NLP. Springer Nature.

Dekydtspotter, L., Miller, A. K., Iverson, M., Cha, J.-h., Yang, L., Gilbert, J. A., Zhang, H., Meinert, K., Li, Q., & Ahn, J. H. (2026). Aperiodic dynamics of cell assemblies recruited for L1 and L2 processing of French wh-dependencies highlight a temporo-parietal engagement in syntax. Brain Sciences, 16, 645. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci16060645

Swanson, K., & Miller, A. K. (2026). The shallow structure hypothesis and sentence processing in a second language. Language and Linguistics Compass, 20, e70032. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lnc3.70032

Swanson, K., & Miller, A. K. (2026). Teaching & learning guide for: The shallow structure hypothesis and sentence processing in a second language. Language and Linguistics Compass, 20, e70048. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lnc3.70048

Language in the brain, real-time language processing