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Mark SicoliView profile

Associate Professor

• Indigenous Languages of the Americas
• Multimodality
• Embodied Interaction
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Mark Sicoli is an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia , where he serves as Director of the Interdepartmental Program in Linguistics and Associate Editor of Language Documentation and Description . His work spans Zapotec-speaking communities in Mexico (since 1997) and Virginia Tribal Nations like the Nottoway (since 2020). As a Fellow of the UVA Institute for Advanced Technologies in the Humanities (IATH), he leads the Data Back! project (2025-2027) , focusing on digital infrastructure for community-driven language documentation. Specialties: Multimodality, Embodied Interaction, Community-Engaged Research, Video Analysis, Ethnography, Semiotic Theory Research Themes: Language in Human Evolution, Human Social Organization, Anarchist Theory, Language Contact, Documentary Linguistics His scholarship critiques evolutionary progress narratives through anarchist theory and interactional analysis , arguing that language evolved via mutual aid rather than self-interest. He has conducted NSF-funded projects on Zapotec and Chatino language surveys and whistled speech documentation, co-directing initiatives that trained 23 native speakers. His teaching includes collaborative courses like Language Revival in the Eastern Tribes with Nottoway citizens. Key publications include Saying and Doing in Zapotec (2020), exploring how language emerges through joint action, and a 2025 chapter on Zapotec perception categories in the Oxford Handbook of the Languages of Perception . His work emphasizes decolonizing linguistics and empowering Indigenous communities in language preservation. Scientific Awards: Fellow, UVA Institute for Advanced Technologies in the Humanities (IATH)

Emily AtkinsonView profile

Assistant Professor

• Acquisition Psycholinguistics
• Syntax
• First Language Acquisition (L1)
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Emily Atkinson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga within the Department of Language Studies . She is also affiliated with the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto main campus. Her pronouns are she/her/hers , and she is based at 4150 Maanjiwe nendamowinan, Mississauga campus. PhD, John Hopkins University MA, Johns Hopkins University MS, Georgetown University BA, Georgetown University Emily's research focuses on acquisition psycholinguistics , syntax , and sentence processing . She investigates topics like long-distance dependencies , filler-gap constructions , and wh-island acceptability , combining theoretical syntax with empirical child/adult parsing studies. Her publications (2010-2024) reveal consistent interest in syntactic ambiguity resolution, dependency processing, and language acquisition mechanisms. While no explicit awards are listed, her dual departmental affiliation underscores institutional recognition of her interdisciplinary contributions. Prospective graduate students at the University of Toronto can contact her via e.atkinson@utoronto.ca for supervision opportunities in syntax or psycholinguistics research.

Kateryna IefremenkoView profile

Researcher

• Multilingualism
• Heritage Languages
• Language Acquisition
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Kateryna Iefremenko is a Researcher at Universität Potsdam, affiliated with the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1412 'Register' (Project C03) and the DFG Research Unit 'Emerging Grammars in Language-Contact Situations.' Her work focuses on multilingualism, heritage languages, and language contact, particularly in Turkish, Kurdish, Ukrainian, Russian, German, and English contexts. She holds a PhD from Universität Potsdam (2024) and has extensive experience in postdoctoral and doctoral research roles. Education: PhD in German Studies, Universität Potsdam (2018–2024), Dissertation: 'Word Order in Turkish and Kurmanji Kurdish in Language Contacts.' MA in Turkish Language and Literature, Gazi University, Ankara (2012–2016). MA and BA in English and Turkish Language Teaching, Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (2008–2012). Research interests span multilingualism, heritage language acquisition, syntax in bilingual contexts, and discourse organization in language contact scenarios. Her recent work includes studies on narrative structures in Ukrainian-Russian bilinguals and post-verbal syntax in heritage Turkish. She co-organized the DGfS-Workshop on heritage speakers' language learning and contributes to academic events like the International Congress of Linguists. She teaches courses on multilingualism and second language acquisition at Humboldt University of Berlin. Labs/Teams: Active in CRC 1412 and the Research Unit P9 on discourse dynamics in language contact. Editorial Board member of Register Aspects of Language in Situation (REALIS) .

Andreea NicolaeView profile

Researcher

• Theoretical Semantics
• Formal Pragmatics
• Syntax-Semantics Interface
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Dr. Andreea Nicolae is Senior Researcher and Research Manager in the ERC project 'Realizing Leibniz's Dream' at Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, focusing on semantics and pragmatics. She investigates how logical structures are expressed and interpreted across languages. Research examines polarity sensitivity, question semantics, and the grammatical encoding of implicature calculation. Currently leads DFG project CrossConn exploring cross-linguistic expression of logical connectives. Recent publications analyze disjunction interpretation in child language, semantic composition of quantifiers, and experimental approaches to logic in language. Work integrates theoretical linguistics with psycholinguistic experimentation. Teaches advanced topics in quantification and implicature computation. Supervises student research in formal semantics and language acquisition.

• General Linguistics
• Applied Linguistics
• Humanities Didactics
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Luca Melchior serves as Head of the Institute of German Studies at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, where he holds a full professorship in German Studies. His academic roles include Deputy Head of Institute and leadership in subject didactics initiatives. Specializing in general linguistics, applied linguistics, and sociolinguistics, his research focuses on multilingualism, Romance studies, and language policy with particular emphasis on Friulian and Occitan dialects. His research priorities span lexicography, historical linguistics networks, and linguistic documentation. Notable projects include analyses of Hugo Schuchardt's correspondence networks and contributions to Friulian language standardization. He leads the Linguistics and Literature team alongside colleagues like Barbara Neymeyr and Sabrina Gardener, and coordinates the Austrian Forum for German Didactics (ÖFDD). Recent publications (2015–2019) explore multilingual urban dynamics, linguistic networks, and collaborative lexicography methods. His work bridges historical linguistic analysis with contemporary issues in minority language preservation and digital humanities applications. Teaching activities focus on German didactics methodologies and Romance philology. Professional activities include editorial roles for ide – information on German didactics and participation in literary conferences. Office hours are by appointment via email at N.1.55 campus location.

• Corpus Linguistics
• Contrastive Linguistics (French-English)
• Phraseology
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Alice Violet is a Senior Lecturer and Besse Senior Scholar at Worcester College, University of Oxford, focusing on corpus linguistics, contrastive linguistics (French-English), and phraseology. Her research bridges lexis and grammar, with a doctoral thesis on determination in prepositional phrases. She explores semantics of prepositions, discourse markers, and prescriptivism in digital communication. Current projects include a book expanding her doctoral work and studies on phraseodidactics and online language norms. Teaching roles include undergraduate French grammar, translation, and oral practice at Worcester College, alongside prior experience at the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne and the University of Cambridge (MML Faculty). Research interests also encompass language attitudes and computer-mediated communication. Publications span corpus-based analyses of French/English prepositional structures, fixedness in phrases, and spatial metaphors, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to language studies.

Gabriel BeckersView profile

Assistant Professor

• Neurobiology
• Cognitive Science
• Animal Cognition
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Dr. Gabriel Beckers is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. His research focuses on neurobiology, cognitive science, and animal cognition, with a particular emphasis on avian sleep patterns and syntax in animal communication. He has contributed to over 30 publications, including studies on sleep deprivation effects in jackdaws and the lack of syntactic structures in songbird vocalizations. Beckers also developed the Darr Python library, designed for persistent, interoperable storage of numpy arrays. His work bridges neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational methods, emphasizing tool-independent data formats and evolutionary perspectives on sleep and cognition. Research Areas: Neurobiology, Cognitive Science, Avian Sleep, Syntax Analysis in Animal Communication, Data Science Tools. Recent Contributions: Key studies include EEG-based analyses of sleep patterns in birds, meta-analyses of artificial grammar learning, and development of the Darr library for scientific data storage. His interdisciplinary approach combines experimental neuroscience with software engineering to advance both theoretical and applied research.

Jorik GroenView profile

Researcher

• Linguistics
• Semitic Languages
• Biblical Studies
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Jorik Groen is a PhD Candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Network Institute . His research focuses on Linguistics , particularly Semitic Languages and Biblical Studies , with a specialization in Historical Linguistics and Morphology . Education : Cum laude Master's in Linguistics (ResMA) from Leiden University (2015) His work explores Proto-Semitic language patterns, including suppletion mechanisms , verbal morphology , and broken plural formations . Recent publications analyze irregular verb forms in Semitic languages and phonological developments in ancient Northwest Semitic dialects. Key research areas include: Biblical Hebrew Historical Philology Language Reconstruction Corpus Linguistics Semitic Verb Systems Textual Analysis Scientific distinction: cum laude Master's thesis at Leiden University. Currently active in the Ge’ez project morphological encoding , contributing to computational linguistics and digital humanities initiatives.

Anne Maria FehnView profile

Researcher

• Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Population Genetics
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Dr. Anne Maria Fehn is a Researcher and member of the HumanEVOL (Human Evolutionary Genetics) group at CIBIO-InBIO, Universidade do Porto. She holds a PhD in African Studies from the University of Cologne, focusing on the endangered Khoe-Kwadi language Ts’ixa. Her research integrates linguistics, genetics, and bioinformatics to explore population history in southern Africa, particularly in southwestern Angola and the Okavango River Basin. She leads projects on lexical exchange between Khoisan language families and has expanded her expertise in quantitative methodologies through an FCT Junior Researcher contract since 2019. Her work spans documentary linguistics, historical linguistics, and interdisciplinary studies on population genetics. Key areas include phonology, tense-aspect morphology, and language contact in Khoe-Kwadi and Bantu languages. Current projects investigate genetic admixture and linguistic evolution in southern African populations. Dr. Fehn’s research has been published in journals like Linguistique et Langues Africaines and Science Advances . She contributes to the Genomics Platform and ORBEA initiatives at CIBIO, advancing biodiversity and evolutionary studies.

Eugen HillView profile

Professor

• Historical-Comparative Linguistics
• Indo-European Languages
• Historical Phonology
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Prof. Eugen Hill is a Professor of Historical-Comparative Linguistics at the Department of Linguistics, University of Cologne. His research focuses on Indo-European languages, particularly Baltic and Yeniseian phonology/morphology, typology of sound/inflectional/semantic change, and language contact. He has authored over 50 scholarly publications and maintains a dedicated email for academic inquiries. Research interests include etymology of Indo-European languages, historical phonology/morphology, typology of natural language changes, and language contact effects. His recent work emphasizes Proto-Yeniseian sound systems, Baltic mood developments, and grammatical change mechanisms. Publications span from 2002 to 2024, reflecting sustained contributions to historical linguistics. He holds academic office hours by appointment and collaborates with international linguistic communities.

Avery AndrewsView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Syntactic Theory
• Syntax-Semantics Interface
• Natural Semantic Metalanguage
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Dr. Avery Andrews is a retired Senior Lecturer in the Linguistics Program at the School of Literature, Languages & Linguistics, The Australian National University (ANU). He remains actively engaged in research, focusing on syntactic theory, syntax-semantics interfaces, and the integration of Natural Semantic Metalanguage with formal frameworks like Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG) and Chomsky's Minimalist Program. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with computational applications, particularly in analyzing languages like Icelandic and Indonesian. Research interests include quirky case structures, information spreading in LFG, and reconciling NSM with formal semantics. He contributed to projects such as 'Understanding Indonesian: Developing a Machine-Usable Grammar, Dictionary, and Corpus' (2008–2012), advancing computational linguistics. His publications span syntactic theory, case analysis, and morphosyntactic phenomena, emphasizing cross-linguistic comparison and theoretical coherence. Key Projects: 'Understanding Indonesian' (2008–2012) Labs/Teams: Collaborations within ANU's Linguistics Program and international LFG research networks.

Fabian C. MossView profile

Assistant Professor

• Computational Musicology
• Music Theory
• Digital Humanities
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Fabian C. Moss is an Assistant Professor for Digital Music Philology and Music Theory at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU), Germany. His research bridges humanities and computational methods, focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to music structure, including musicology, mathematics, data science, and digital humanities. He leads projects such as DigiMusTh (building a digital collection of historical music theory texts) and Digital Choro (exploring Brazil’s musical heritage). He is also part of the Zentrum für Philologie und Digitalität (ZPD) and the Graduate School Humanities (GSH) at JMU. Before joining JMU, Moss held positions as a Research Fellow in Cultural Analytics at the University of Amsterdam and as a postdoctoral and doctoral researcher at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He has conducted research visits at MIT and Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC). His work emphasizes computational modeling, corpus studies, and historical music analysis, with a focus on tonal evolution, harmonic progressions, and digital tools for musicology. Moss teaches courses in computational musicology, music theory, and digital tools. He serves on advisory boards for journals like Computational Humanities Research and Analitica , and actively contributes to conferences and workshops. His research outputs include datasets, software tools (e.g., MonodiKit, midiVERTO), and interdisciplinary analyses of musical corpora.

KIKUSAWA RitsukoView profile

Professor

• Linguistics
• Austronesian Languages
• Historical Linguistics
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Professor KIKUSAWA Ritsuko is a leading historical linguist specializing in Austronesian languages, particularly Fijian and Malagasy dialects. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Hawai‘i and has conducted extensive fieldwork across Oceania. Her primary affiliation is with the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Japan, where she leads research projects integrating historical linguistics with GIS technologies and cultural studies. Her research focuses on: 1) Morphosyntactic comparison of unwritten languages, 2) Historical development of Austronesian syntax, 3) Linguistic evidence for prehistoric human migration, and 4) Sign language linguistics. She has pioneered methods applying Geographic Information Systems to linguistic research and co-edited key publications like Modern Approaches to Transitivity . Notable achievements include reconstructing Proto-Malagasy pronominal systems, tracing taro cultivation through linguistic evidence, and digitizing Fijian dialect materials. She currently heads initiatives like the Establishing Science for Universal Communication project and has secured grants from Japan’s National Institutes for Humanities and international crowdfunding for Pacific language documentation.

Suat ApakView profile

Associate Professor

• Architectural Design
• Environmental Psychology
• Urban Development
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Suat Apak is an Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture , Istanbul Technical University , focusing on architectural design and environmental psychology. He has contributed extensively to urban housing, renewal projects, and spatial analysis. Education: PhD in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University (1990) Administrative Roles: Committee member at Istanbul Technical University (various years) His research explores the intersection of architecture and urban sociology, particularly in mass housing and gated communities. Key projects include the rehabilitation of Beyoğlu's declining areas (2002-2003) and housing quality assessments in Istanbul. His recent 2024 work examines housing renewal through design studio simulations, building on earlier contributions to urban tunnel impacts (2019) and security perceptions in housing (2017). Notable awards include the Teşekkür Plaketi (2012), multiple national design competition wins (2004, 1990, 1988, 1984), and recognition for his 1989 Atatürk Kültür Parkı design. He has served as an editor for housing symposiums and holds a patent for a disinfectant door handle (2021). Scientific Awards Teşekkür Plaketi (2012) Gazi Osmanpaşa Belediyesi Hizmet Alanı Mimarlik-Kentsel Tasarım Proje Yarışması (2004) Beşiktaş Meydanı ve Çevresi Kentsel Tasarım Yarışması (1990) Gaziantep 100. Yıl Atatürk Kültür Parkı Mimarlik ve Kentsel Tasarım Yarışması (1989) İTÜ Rektörlük Binası Sınırlı Mimarlık Proje Yarışması (1988) Ord. Prof. Dr. Emin Onat Ödülü (1984) Apak's work spans academic research, practical urban design, and editorial contributions to architectural discourse. His projects highlight a commitment to addressing socio-spatial challenges in urban contexts through innovative design solutions.

Alessandra GIORGIView profile

Professor

• Linguistics
• Syntax
• Pragmatics
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Alessandra Giorgi is a Full Professor at the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. She specializes in theoretical linguistics with a focus on syntax, pragmatics, and cross-linguistic comparison. Her research integrates formal syntactic theory with empirical studies on languages such as Italian, Armenian, and Romance varieties. Research Interests: Syntax-Pragmatics Interface, Tense and Aspect, Discourse Structure, and Language Typology. Expertise: Comparative linguistics, morphosyntactic analysis, and syntactic theory within the Minimalist Program. Her work bridges syntactic formalism with discourse-functional perspectives, particularly in analyzing expressions of surprise, question types, and evaluative morphology. She has conducted extensive studies on Eastern Armenian syntax and Romance languages, contributing to the understanding of V2/V3 phenomena and information structure. Giorgi serves on editorial boards for journals like Italian Journal of Linguistics and Rivista di Grammatica Generativa . She collaborates in international projects such as the Rethinking, Understanding Modal Particles (RUM) initiative funded by PRIN 2022. Her research also involves interdisciplinary approaches to digital cultural heritage through the Research Institute for Digital and Cultural Heritage at Ca' Foscari.