Nina Haket

PhD Student, University of Cambridge. Trinity Hall

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PhD Candidate

Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics

nch35 [at] cam.ac.uk

About Me

Hi! I’m Nina Haket, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, supervised by Prof. Kasia Jaszczolt. My research focuses on conceptual engineering, word meaning, and language change, with a particular emphasis on the relationship between philosophy and linguistics. Before this, I completed a Research Master’s in Linguistics at Leiden University and a Bachelor’s in Linguistcs at the University of Cambridge. My work combines theoretical linguistics with corpus analysis, and I’m particularly interested in the semantics-pragmatics interface and its role in language change.

Research Interests

Areas of specialisation: Conceptual Engineering, Language Change, Semantics-Pragmatics Boundary, Word Meaning

Areas of competence: Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Philosophy of Language

news

Feb 10, 2025 Won a student bursary to attend the 19th International Pragmatics Conference to be held in Brisbane, Australia, from 22 to 27 June 2025.
Jan 20, 2025 Joined the organising committee for the 11th Biennial Experimental Pragmatics Conference (XPRAG 2025)
Nov 12, 2024 My paper “(Meta)pragmatics in Conceptual Engineering: Towards a pragmatic lexical taxonomy” was accepted for presentation as part of the panel “Choosing the best words” (organized by Cliff Goddard, Helen Bromhead) during the 19th International Pragmatics Conference to be held in Brisbane, Australia, from 22 to 27 June 2025.
Oct 01, 2024 Presentation at the 6th International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association (AMPRA) in Florida, titled “The Forgotten Pragmatic Aspect of Conceptual Engineering”
Sep 13, 2024 “Collaborative Conceptual Engineering: Linguistics and Philosophy” published as a chapter in “Conceptual Engineering Methodological and Metaphilosophical Issues” edited by Piotr Stalmaszczyk.

Selected Publications

  1. Collaborative Conceptual Engineering: Philosophy and Linguistics
    N. Haket
    In Conceptual Engineering: Methodological and Metaphilosophical Issues, 2024
    DOI
  2. BERT’s Conceptual Cartography: Mapping the Landscapes of Meaning
    N. Haket, and R. Daniels
    2025
    Under Review