Revisiting Case Contiguity: Case-functions, prepositions, and diachronic application
Nicholas, A. (2022). Thesis, MPhil in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge.
Adam Nicholas
Language consultant and academic linguist. Background in legal AI tools and interdisciplinary collaboration. Polyglot language coach.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Professional linguistic consultancy
- Academic editing (Oxbridge postgraduate level)
- Language optimisation (incl. marketing copy)
- Linguistics in computational law & machine learning
- Productivity coaching and private tutoring (esp. rare languages, high-speed acquisition, and poylglottism)
Papers
Case Contiguity from the Germanic Perspective: Typology, diachrony and reconstruction
Nicholas, A. (2022) in Cambridge Occasional Papers in Linguistics (COPiL) Volume 14(2), pp. 71–138.
How 'Ordinary' is 'Ordinary Meaning'?
Nicholas, A., & Ma, M. (2021). How “Ordinary” is “Ordinary Meaning”? . MIT Computational Law Report.
Deconstructing Legal Text: Object-Oriented Design in Legal Adjudication
Ma, M., Podkopaev, D., Campbell-Cousins, A., & Nicholas, A. (2020). MIT Computational Law Report.
Could English be viewed as a Scandinavian tongue?: An evaluation of arguments presented in 'The Language of the Vikings (2014)'
Nicholas, A. (2017). Submitted for successful application to University of Cambridge.
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- Singapore Management University
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