Nikolov is a contemporary philosopher or linguist working in the philosophy of language and linguistic theory. Their work engages with formal arguments concerning the learnability of natural language grammars from primary linguistic data, contributing to debates at the intersection of philosophy of language, cognitive science, and linguistic theory.
Developed formal arguments concerning the unlearnability of certain grammars from primary linguistic data and positive evidence
Contributed to learnability-theoretic debates in philosophy of language and generative linguistics