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Your syntax professor sounds like a pretty cool guy, although that's a really specific thing to be studying and I can't imagine there are many career moves out of that field, but still, he's alright in my book.
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It's one of many things in the field of linguistics being worked on. He's also trying to figure out ellipsis, and working with some students on Irish Gaelic morphology. 

Trying to figure out the overall best theory of generative syntax that fits how people think is the ultimate goal for syntactitions.

Im not interested in that for my career. I'd rather do field work studying a language or work for a place like google or w.e else in the silicon valley. Linguistics majors get hired for that all the time.