About
Aria Adli is a Professor of Romance Linguistics at the University of Cologne, where he founded and directs the Sociolinguistic Lab. He holds a tenured W3 professorship and previously held positions at Humboldt University Berlin, University of Strasbourg, and University of Freiburg.
- Education:
- Diplom in Psychology (University of Bonn, 1998)
- Double degree: Maitrise in Linguistics (Université de Toulouse II) and Licence in Psychology (1998)
- Habilitation (University of Freiburg, 2011)
- PhD in Romance Philology (University of Tübingen, summa cum laude, 2003)
His research focuses on grammatical variation, examining syntax-information structure interfaces, social stratification (Bourdieu's lifestyle), and register effects. He uses cross-linguistic comparisons (French, Spanish, Catalan, Persian) and methods like corpus analysis, computer simulations, and fieldwork.
Scientific Awards:
- Emmy-Noether Fellowship (DFG)
- DAAD grants for multilingualism research
- art, science & business-Stipendium (Akademie Schloss Solitude)
- Thyssen-Stiftung funding
Grants & Projects:
- Principal investigator for SFB 1412 subproject 'Register: Language-Users' Knowledge of Situational-Functional Variation'
- DFG grant for 'Grammar-Usage Relationship in Spanish/Persian'
- Organized international workshops on sociolinguistics, register, and variation
Academic Leadership:
- Head of the Sociolinguistic Lab
- Geschäftsführender Direktor of Fachgruppe 5 (Phil Fakultät UzK)
- Member of Excellence Cluster 'Choice in Expression' initiation group
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