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Liliana ParedesView profile

Teaching Professor

• Second Language Acquisition
• Language Pedagogy
• Intercultural Competence
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Liliana Paredes is a Teaching Professor at Duke University, holding joint appointments in Romance Studies, Linguistics, and International Comparative Studies. She serves as Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Her research focuses on second language acquisition, intercultural competence development, and innovative pedagogical strategies in language education. Paredes has a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California (1996) and an M.A. from Stony Brook University (1990). Her work emphasizes curricular design for language proficiency, particularly addressing low, mid, and high-stakes writing activities in second languages. She also investigates sociolinguistic phenomena in Andean Spanish, including leísmo variation and genitive constructions. Paredes has published textbooks and scholarly articles on language pedagogy and sociolinguistics. In addition to her academic roles, Paredes has been featured in Duke news for initiatives such as 'Translanguaging Fridays' and discussions on language discrimination. She teaches courses exploring linguistic rights in the Americas, community health in the Andes, and heritage Spanish instruction.

Brian W. DillonView profile

Professor

• Psycholinguistics
• Computational Linguistics
• Syntax
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Brian W. Dillon is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, directing the Computational Sentence Processing Lab. He specializes in psycholinguistics, focusing on real-time sentence processing, working memory, and cross-linguistic studies. Dillon holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland and a B.A. from SUNY Buffalo. Research : Investigates how cognitive resources like attention and memory influence language comprehension, with studies on languages such as English, Mandarin, Turkish, and Irish. Key projects include syntactic ambiguity resolution, neural network modeling of syntactic processing, and working memory dynamics in sentence interpretation. Recent Work : Published on eye-tracking methods, language model surprisal and garden path effects, and binding theory. Collaborates on NSF-funded projects exploring syntactic dependency formation and interference in agreement processing. Awards : Received the Distinguished Paper Award at CoNLL 2022 for contributions to syntactic surprisal modeling. Labs & Teams : Leads the Computational Sentence Processing Lab, focusing on experimental and computational methods. Current team includes PhD students like Özge Bakay and Satoru Ozaki, with alumni in academic and industry roles.

• Linguistics
• Contrastive Linguistics
• Applied Linguistics
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Jelena M. Josijević Mitic is an Assistant Professor (30% employment) at the Department of Philological Sciences, Faculty of Pedagogical Sciences, University of Kragujevac in Jagodina. She specializes in Linguistics with a focus on contrastive and applied approaches. Her academic career includes a Doctorate in Philological Sciences (2024) and a Diploma in English Language and Linguistics (2011) from the University of Kragujevac. Education: PhD (2024): University of Kragujevac, Philological Sciences/English Language Methodology Masters (2020): University of Kragujevac, English Language and Linguistics Bachelor (2011): University of Kragujevac, English Language and Literature Research Interests: Focuses on comparative syntactic structures between Serbian and English, stylistic analysis in literary translations, and lexical creativity in branding. Her work explores superlative constructions, color semantics, and cross-linguistic translation challenges. She actively participates in projects like Dynamics of Modern Serbian Language structures and international training programs in corpus linguistics. Awards & Recognition: No specific awards listed, but her publications reflect sustained academic contribution in peer-reviewed journals like Proceedings of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology . Teaching: Teaches English for Professionals, Academic English, and methodology courses for teacher education programs. Maintains consultations on Thursdays at 2:30 PM. Professional Activities: Member of Serbian Association for the Study of English (SASE), Serbian Association for Canadian Studies (SACS), and English Language Teachers' Association (ELTA). Completed certifications in corpus linguistics and professional English pedagogy.

• Linguistics
• Endangered Languages
• Tibetan Languages
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Associate Professor Gwendolyn Hyslop is a faculty member in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin and MA/PhD degrees from the University of Oregon. Her office is located in the Brennan MacCallum Building (A18). She is an active member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, and The Vere Gordon Childe Centre. Her research specializes in Himalayan linguistics, focusing on: Endangered language documentation (particularly Kurtop, Dzongkha, and East Bodish languages) Tonal systems and tonogenesis Grammatical features including evidentiality, mirativity, and egophoricity Historical reconstruction of Proto East Bodish Interdisciplinary studies linking linguistics with archaeology and agriculture Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on phonetics, morphology, and historical linguistics of Himalayan languages, with recent work refining models of tonogenesis and analyzing acoustic properties of understudied languages. Awards and Honors: Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers (2021-2022) Research Supervision and Grants: She currently advises PhD candidate She Xiyao WANG on tonal prosody in endangered Ho Nte. Significant grants include: ARC Discovery Project on Eastern Himalayan histories (2013) Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (2023) Multiple Faculty Open Access Publishing grants (2022-2024) Bill Bright Award for Olekha research (2009)

Mihail KopotevView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Corpus linguistics
• Cognitive linguistics
• Historical linguistics
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Mihail Kopotev is a Senior Lecturer (Docent) in Russian Language and Literature at the Department of Languages, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. He serves as a supervisor for doctoral programs and has taught courses on Russian grammar, corpus linguistics, and historical linguistics. His role spans academic research, teaching, and international collaboration. University: University of Helsinki School: Faculty of Arts Department: Department of Languages Academic Rank: Senior Lecturer Research Interests: Kopotev specializes in corpus linguistics , employing quantitative methods to analyze Russian grammar and historical language evolution. His work bridges cognitive linguistics with computational approaches, focusing on heritage language preservation and plagiarism detection in Russian. He has contributed to teaching methodology innovations and interdisciplinary studies. Collaboration & Trends: His publications and projects emphasize language technology applications, collocation extraction , and plagiarism detection algorithms . Collaborations span institutions like Harvard University and Saint-Petersburg State University, reflecting a blend of computational and theoretical linguistics. Scientific Awards: The best project for Russian language centers abroad (2016) ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for Senior Scholar (2015) Teacher' Academy award (2025) Advising & Grants: He has co-supervised PhD students at the Department of Modern Languages and participated in funded projects like CoCoCo (Collocations, Colligations, and Corpora) and BAULT (Building and Use of Language Technology) . His work also includes editorial roles in journals such as Slovo and peer-review contributions to conferences like Bilingual Education: Theory and Practice .

Cem KeskinView profile

Researcher

• Contact-induced syntactic change
• Hybrid subordinate clauses
• Balkan Turkic syntax
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Dr. Cem Keskin is a researcher at the Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS) in Berlin, affiliated with Research Area 2 'Language Development and Multilingualism' and Research Area 3 'Syntax and Lexicon'. He serves as Principal Investigator of the DFG project Contact-induced hybrid clause combining strategies (HybriX) and holds a Research Associate position at the University of Potsdam. Education: PhD in Linguistics, Universiteit Utrecht (2005) Cognitive Science, Middle East Technical University (completed coursework) MS in Cognitive Science, Middle East Technical University (1999) BA in Linguistics, Hacettepe University (1999) His research focuses on contact-induced syntactic change , particularly the emergence of hybrid subordinate clauses, with special attention to Balkan Turkic and Turkish syntax. He investigates syntactic micro-variation, case/agreement phenomena, complex predicates, voice constructions, and linguistic rights issues in Anatolia, including minority language preservation and language loss in Turkey. The article Balkan Turkic as a model for understanding contact-induced change in Turkish (2025) demonstrates his expertise in comparative syntax and language contact dynamics. The work appears in the DFG-funded volume Linguistic dynamics in heritage speakers: Insights from the RUEG group , published by Language Science Press. Awards & Grants: Principal Investigator of DFG project HybriX Keskin has held academic positions across multiple institutions, including Assistant Professor at Istanbul 29 Mayis University (2005-2009) and teaching roles at Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin (2019-2020) and Freie Universität Berlin (2011-2017). His methodological approach combines corpus linguistics with comparative grammatical analysis.

Juan BerríosView profile

Assistant Professor

• Hispanic Linguistics
• Second language acquisition
• Computational linguistics
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Juan Berríos serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures within the College of Arts and Humanities at California State University, Fresno. He joined the university in Fall 2023 and maintains an active research and teaching profile in Hispanic linguistics and language education. Education: University of Pittsburgh - Ph.D., M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics Auburn University - M.A. in Spanish Universidad Central de Venezuela - B.A. (Licenciatura) in Translation and Interpreting Dr. Berríos' research spans multiple dimensions of language study, with particular emphasis on second language acquisition, sociolinguistic variation, and bilingualism. His work integrates computational approaches with traditional linguistic methodologies, examining how learners acquire complex grammatical structures in Spanish. He maintains active research projects on progressive constructions in L2 Spanish, future-in-the-past expression across dialects, and the application of contemporary music in language instruction. His expertise extends to translation and interpreting, with practical experience in medical and legal contexts (EN ES, FR ES). Analysis of his recent publications reveals consistent focus on morphosyntactic variation in Spanish, particularly examining how learners navigate complex aspectual systems. His work frequently employs corpus-based and experimental methodologies, often comparing native speaker patterns with those of learners across proficiency levels. The research demonstrates increasing sophistication in analyzing how lexical frequency, structural priming, and other cognitive factors influence grammatical development. As an educator, Dr. Berríos mentors students on research projects, including a recent collaboration with Danny Karamanlian examining the effectiveness of contemporary music in promoting fluency in elementary Spanish classrooms. His teaching portfolio includes graduate courses on Spanish second language acquisition and undergraduate courses spanning applied linguistics, translation principles, and specialized interpreting. Dr. Berríos maintains active scholarly engagement through conference presentations (including NWAV and PAMLA), podcast appearances discussing language education, and ongoing collaborations with researchers across multiple institutions. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical language teaching applications, reflecting his dual identity as both researcher and practitioner in the language field.

Vincenzo Nicolò Di CaroView profile

Researcher

• Bilectalism
• Sociolinguistics
• Verbal Periphrases
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Vincenzo Nicolò Di Caro is a Research Fellow at the University of Catania and former postdoctoral researcher at Ca' Foscari University of Venice . His work focuses on sociolinguistic dynamics, dialect documentation, and grammatical theory within Italo-Romance languages. Education: PhD in Linguistics (L-LIN/01), Ca' Foscari University of Venice (cum laude, Doctor Europaeus certificate) Master's in Language Sciences (LM39), Ca' Foscari University of Venice (110/110 cum laude) Professional Master in Didactics of Italian as a Foreign Language, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (110/110 cum laude) Research Interests: Di Caro investigates bilectalism (Italian-dialect bilingualism), verbal periphrases , and grammaticalization processes in Romance languages. His current project PRIN 2022 PNRR examines contact-induced change in Sicilian Gallo-Italic dialects through quantitative lexical analysis. Scientific Awards: Doctor Europaeus (EUA, 2019) Publications & Projects: He has published extensively on Sicilian dialect syntax, including co-edited works on Pseudo-Coordination (John Benjamins, 2022). His 2022 monograph Italian-Dialect Bilingualism in Sicily (Edizioni Ca' Foscari) outlines sociolinguistic profiles and pedagogical implications. Methodology: Utilizes corpus-based analysis, experimental sociolinguistics, and comparative syntax studies. Supervised by Salvatore Menza and Giuliana Giusti, his work bridges theoretical linguistics with real-world communication dynamics on social media platforms.

João CostaView profile

Professor

• Syntax
• Language Acquisition
• Educational Linguistics
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João Costa is a Full Professor at the Language Sciences Department of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa's School of Social and Human Sciences. His research areas include Syntax, Language Acquisition, and Educational Linguistics, with a focus on Portuguese linguistics and cross-linguistic studies. Doctorate in Linguistics from Leiden University Research interests are centered on syntactic structures, first language development, and pedagogical applications of linguistic theory. Recent publications also explore the integration of Geographical Information Systems in intercultural digital museology. João Costa has held academic positions since 1994, including Visiting Scholar at MIT (1996), Assistant at Leiden University (1994-1998), and progressively senior roles at FCSH-UNL, culminating in his current Professor position since 2004.

Natalia BernitskaiaView profile

Professor

• Slavic languages
• Russian linguistics
• general linguistics
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Natalia Bernitskaia is a University Professor specializing in Russian linguistics at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) since September 2023. Previously, she served as a lecturer in Russian linguistics at Sorbonne University from 2009 to 2023. She holds significant administrative roles including President of the International Committee of Slavists and Full member of the CNU (section 13, college A). She also serves as Co-director of the second year of the Russian degree program at INALCO. Her educational background includes: Master's equivalent degree in French philology from Kemerovo State University (1995) Doctoral thesis on taxis (relative tense) in French and Russian from Kemerovo State University (1999) Second doctoral thesis titled 'Temporal Order in Contemporary Russian' under Professor Jean Breuillard at Sorbonne University (2008) Born in Kemerovo, Western Siberia, Russia, Bernitskaia has been based in France since 2000, initially working as a lecturer and teaching assistant in Russian at the University of Nancy. Her research expertise centers on Slavic languages with particular focus on Russian grammar and linguistics. She investigates complex linguistic phenomena including verbs of movement, verbal aspect, temporal reference, and determination/indeterminacy in language. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in language teaching and understanding Slavic language structures. Her publication record demonstrates a consistent research trajectory from 2013 through 2024, with recent work focusing on Russian syntax, verbal aspect, and lexical semantics. Her articles appear in prominent Slavic studies journals including Voprosy Jazykoznanija, Review of Slavic Studies, and Revue des études slaves. The research shows evolution from foundational work on Russian grammar toward more specialized investigations of aspectual systems and syntactic constructions. Professor Bernitskaia maintains active research collaborations, particularly with Robert Roudet, Tatiana Bottineau, and Olga Artyushkina. She is affiliated with multiple research centers including the Europe-Eurasia Research Center (CREE EA 4513), Center for Linguistics at the Sorbonne (CeLiSo), and Structure and Dynamics of Languages (SeDyL). Her international standing is reflected in her presidency of the International Committee of Slavists, positioning her at the forefront of global Slavic linguistic scholarship.

Karolina Krawczak-GlynnView profile

Professor

• Cognitive Semantics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Quantitative Lexicology
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Karolina Krawczak-Glynn is a Professor at the School of English , Adam Mickiewicz University. She holds a D.Litt. (2019) and Ph.D. (2008) in Linguistics from Poznań, with earlier degrees in English (B.A. 2002, M.A. 2004). Her work bridges Cognitive Linguistics , Corpus Linguistics , and Social Emotion Studies , focusing on the interplay between grammar, semantics, and social cognition. Ph.D. in Linguistics, Poznań 2008 D.Litt. in Linguistics, Poznań 2019 Her research examines epistemic stance , mental verbs , and social emotions (SHAME, EMBARRASSMENT, GUILT) through corpus-driven and quantitative methods. She co-developed the EMOCOMP project on cross-cultural emotion analysis and the EMBER project on Polish-English mental verb semantics. Collaborative work with D. Glynn and others has produced multifactorial models of emotional and epistemic construal. Karolina has received the AMU Rector’s Scholarship for research achievements (2017, 2022) and held postdoctoral fellowships at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Universität Sorbonne Nouvelle, and Université de Neuchâtel. She is a member of the Polish Cognitive Linguistics Association , Scandinavian Association of Language and Cognition , and International Society of Research on Emotion , contributing to peer review for journals like Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics and Review of Cognitive Linguistics . Organized sessions at SLE, Poznań Linguistic Meeting, and Cognitive Linguistics conferences Co-developed statistics workshops for corpus linguistics Collaborated on projects comparing Polish-English cognitive predicates and social emotions

• Slang lexicology
• Lexicography
• Phonological motivation in word-formation
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Dr. Antonio Lillo is a Professor of English Linguistics in the Department of English Philology at the University of Alicante. He is also the head of the research group 'Lexicology and Lexicography' (2022-) and has held administrative roles including Associate Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Digital Humanities (2017-18). Research focus: Slang lexicology, lexicography, phonological motivation in word-formation Key publications: A Dictionary of English Rhyming Slangs , Grammar in Gobbets , Transcribing English Published in top-tier journals: English World-Wide , Dictionaries , Journal of English Linguistics His research has been featured in media outlets such as the Sunday Times , Mirror , and ABC Radio National’s Lingua Franca . He received the Leocadio Martín Mingorance Research Award (2018) and maintains affiliations with international societies like the American Dialect Society and Global Anglicism Database Network.

• Second Language Acquisition
• Educational Linguistics
• Digital Learning Tools in Language Education
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Christina Rosén is a Senior Lecturer in German at Linnaeus University's Department of Languages, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. She holds a PhD in German Linguistics from Lund University (2006) and has extensive experience in language education, including secondary school teaching and corporate training. Her research focuses on second language acquisition, educational linguistics, and digital tools in language classrooms. PhD, German Linguistics, Lund University (2006) Key research areas include: Second language writing development Information structure in L2 texts Digital learning tools in multilingual education Process-oriented writing instruction Cross-cultural language pedagogy Teacher training in foreign languages Recent publications analyze text quality in process writing, digital tool adoption in Sweden/Germany, and cross-learner syntactic patterns. She coordinates international projects like "Classroom Practices to Promote Writing" and "Rikare med språk/Sprachen bereichern" focusing on language education's economic impact. Her work bridges corpus linguistics and pedagogical practice, with collaborations across: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (Öresund Professorship 2009-10) Goethe Institute partnerships Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket)

Sümbül Begüm KörteLLiView profile

Researcher

• Old Turkic Linguistics
• Uyghur Studies
• Etymology
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Sümbül Begüm KörteLLi serves as a Researcher in the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Beykent University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, maintaining active academic engagement since 2020 with doctoral qualifications. Her scholarly profile centers on advanced philological analysis of Old Turkic languages, with particular emphasis on Uyghur linguistic structures and Buddhist textual traditions within Turkic cultural contexts. Her research traverses Old Turkic linguistics, Uyghur studies, etymological evolution, historical semantics, and the intersection of religious texts with language development. Key investigations include verb collocation patterns in Eastern Turkish Qur'anic translations, reduplication mechanisms in Buddhist Maitrisimit literature, and cross-linguistic adaptations of Sanskrit/Chinese loanwords in Old Uyghur. This work consistently bridges linguistic methodology with cultural anthropology and religious history. Analysis of her 2018-2025 publications reveals sustained specialization in structural Turkic linguistics, with original articles examining morphological phenomena complemented by critical book reviews of seminal works in Uyghur philology. Her output demonstrates methodological rigor in corpus-based analysis while engaging deeply with Buddhist and Islamic textual traditions, establishing her as a significant contributor to historical Turkic language studies.

• Urban informatics
• Space syntax
• Geometric fractal models
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Claudia Hedwig van der Laag is a Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University's Department of Civil Engineering and Energy Technology within the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design . Previously known as C. Yamu, she specializes in transport land use planning and urban behavior analysis using advanced computational techniques, particularly virtual modeling. Key Expertise: Urban informatics, space syntax, geometric fractal models, digital twins, mixed methods Research Themes: Sustainable cities, walkable urbanism, smart city governance, fractal urbanism Her work bridges theoretical innovation with practical implementation through international projects and advisory roles. She holds two PhDs: one in Architecture from TU Wien (2008) focusing on computational urbanism, and another in Geography and Regional Planning from Université de Franche-Comté (2012) on complexity-based modeling. Recent publications analyze digital twin interoperability , smart city governance , and fractal urban models . These works employ space syntax, GIS, and mixed methods to address sustainability challenges in Austria, Italy, Netherlands, and Indonesia. Scientific Recognition: Prestigious Michael Breheny Prize (2015) for urban fractal modeling contributions Editorial Board Member for Springer's The Urban Book Series She actively contributes to academic evaluation as a reviewer for European and Middle Eastern research funding agencies.