Duvallon Outi

Duvallon Outi is a University Professor at INALCO (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales), specializing in Finnish linguistics. She teaches Finnish grammar, linguistics, texts, and translation at bachelor's and master's levels.

• Accreditation to direct research (2020)
• Doctorate in Historical and Philological Sciences (2002, EPHE)
• DEA in Language and Speech (1999, University of Provence Aix-Marseille I)
• Master of Arts in Finnish (1997, University of Helsinki)

Her research focuses on Finnish linguistics through descriptive and enunciative analysis, examining syntax and semantics of sentence units, pronominal/nominal reference, and discourse markers. She also explores word order typology and grammatical questions in the Fenno-Balto-Slavic region.

Professor Duvallon contributes to academic governance as Head of Finnish Studies, member of Inalco's scientific council, and part of editorial boards for journals like Faits de Langues and Finno-Ugric Studies. She works within the SeDyL laboratory (Structure and dynamics of languages, UMR 8202 CNRS-INALCO-IRD), focusing on language description and typology.