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Dr Aaron D. Hornkohl is an Associate Professor in Hebrew and Bye-Fellow at Girton College, University of Cambridge. He serves as Director of Studies in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Girton and Homerton Colleges. His academic background includes a BA from Biola University, MA from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and PhD (2012) on the linguistic analysis of the Book of Jeremiah. His research focuses on ancient Hebrew philology, linguistic periodization, and exegesis, with a particular interest in the diachronic development of Hebrew and textual criticism of biblical manuscripts. Teaching responsibilities include courses on ancient and modern Hebrew literature, language history, and Middle Eastern culture. He co-organizes initiatives like the Sutton Trust Summer School and leads AHRC-funded research on critical editions of Hebrew texts, including the Kaufmann MS of the Mishna. Recent publications explore Tiberian reading traditions, Masoretic vocalization, and linguistic features in Qumran manuscripts. Research projects include Grammar of Biblical Hebrew Books (2024) and Studies in the Masoretic Tradition (2022). His work bridges linguistic analysis with historical context, addressing questions of language evolution and textual authenticity in Hebrew biblical and rabbinic corpora.

• Hebrew linguistics
• Semitic linguistics
• Historical linguistics
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Professor Aditi Lahiri is a Research Professor of Linguistics at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics. She holds positions in the Centre for Linguistics and Philology and directs the Language and Brain Laboratory. Her research focuses on phonology, phonetics, historical linguistics, psycholinguistics, and neurolinguistics, with special expertise in metrical theory, feature theory, and morphological complexity. Education : BA (Mathematics, Economics) from University of Calcutta (1971); MA (Comparative Philology) from University of Calcutta (1973); DPhil (Comparative Philology and Linguistics) from University of Calcutta (1979); PhD (Linguistics) from Brown University (1982). Research Interests : Her work spans experimental and theoretical linguistics, including prosodic phrasing, lexical representation, language change, and neural correlates of phonological processing. Key areas include: Metrical phonology and historical sound change Cognitive representation of speech sounds Morphological complexity in the mental lexicon Speech perception and production mechanisms Recent Research Trends : Over the past decade, her publications emphasize cross-disciplinary approaches, integrating experimental psycholinguistics with computational modeling (e.g., ERC-funded projects on morphophonological alternations). Recent work explores language processing in multilingual speakers and the neural basis of phonological features. Awards : Recipient of prestigious awards including the Leibniz Prize (2000), Max Planck Research Prize (1994), and Fellow of the British Academy (2010). She serves as Vice President of the British Academy and President of the Philological Society. Grants & Leadership : Secured over €8 million in research funding, including ERC Advanced Grants (e.g., MORPHON, WORDS). Directed the DFG-funded Sonderforschungsbereich 471 (2006-2008). Established key partnerships in India through endowed scholarships and academic outreach initiatives. Labs & Collaborations : Leads the Language & Brain Laboratory, collaborating internationally on projects combining neurolinguistic methods with historical and experimental linguistics. Supervised numerous PhD students who have become leading academics globally.

• Phonology
• Phonetics
• Historical Linguistics
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Professor Ian Roberts is a faculty member at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics and the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. He holds the academic rank of Professor and has been a Fellow in Linguistics at Downing College since his appointment. His research focuses on theoretical linguistics, particularly comparative and historical syntax, grounded in Noam Chomsky's Universal Grammar framework. Education : BA from Bangor University, PhD from University of Southern California (USC), LittD, Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). Roberts' work investigates how grammatical systems across Germanic, Romance, and Celtic languages vary along simple parametric lines while adhering to universal constraints. His recent projects include 'Rethinking Comparative Syntax' (ERC-funded), 'Giving Voice to Digital Democracies', and parametric comparison studies. His publications span monographs and collaborative works, emphasizing syntactic universals, parametric hierarchies, and mechanisms of language change. He has supervised graduate students such as Zepu Zhang, Fanghua Zheng, and Liu Yang. Roberts has received prestigious awards, including the European Research Council Advanced Grant and multiple Cambridge Humanities Research Grants. His academic contributions extend to leadership as Head of the Theoretical and Applied Linguistics Section and involvement in research clusters like CAMPAL (Cambridge Processing and Acquisition of Language lab).

• Comparative Syntax
• Historical Syntax
• Universal Grammar
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Dr Isobelle Clarke is a Lecturer in Security and Protection Science at the School of Social Sciences, Lancaster University. Her work bridges corpus linguistics, forensic linguistics, and sociolinguistics with a focus on media and social media discourses. Research Overview Current projects: Leverhulme-funded investigation of anti-science discourses (anti-vaccination, climate denialism, anti-GMO) Core Methodologies: Corpus analysis, discourse analysis, authorship attribution Her recent publications explore: Climate change denialism across conspiracy platforms Vaccine conspiracy theories on social media Representation of religion in press Spoken language patterns in American English She supervises PhD student Xinran Wang and contributes to academic activities like the FACTOR Summer School and Lancashire Cyber Education Week. Her work integrates computational methods with critical discourse analysis.

• Corpus Linguistics
• Forensic Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
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Dr Ares Llop Naya serves as an Affiliated Catalan Lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese within the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, while holding the Batista i Roca Fellowship at Fitzwilliam College. Her academic profile bridges theoretical linguistics with practical language pedagogy, focusing on Romance language structures and their educational applications. Her research centers on microsyntactic variation in Romance languages, particularly examining negation systems and syntactic phenomena in Catalan and Pyrenean varieties through both diachronic and synchronic lenses. She actively integrates theoretical insights into language teaching methodology, specializing in Catalan and Spanish pedagogy for both native and foreign language contexts. This dual focus manifests in her publications spanning syntactic theory, dialectology, and innovative language teaching approaches that address contemporary classroom challenges. Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals consistent thematic concentration on Romance microvariation, with recent work expanding into pedagogical applications. Her scholarship demonstrates methodological diversity—combining linguistic atlas data, corpus analysis, and classroom research—while maintaining core focus on Catalan syntax and its implications for language acquisition theory. The Pyrenean linguistic corridor remains a persistent geographical anchor across her diachronic and synchronic investigations. Dr Llop Naya's scholarly contributions have been recognized through prestigious awards: Joan Solà International Prize in Catalan Philology for her monograph on Romance negation systems Her teaching portfolio encompasses advanced courses in Romance linguistics, historical syntax, and sociolinguistics, with particular emphasis on translating theoretical frameworks into practical classroom resources. While specific grant funding details aren't publicly documented, her work consistently addresses real-world language education challenges through collaborative projects like the Microvariació.cat initiative. She contributes to the Microvariació.cat project—a digital repository documenting syntactic variation across Catalan dialects—which serves as both research infrastructure and pedagogical resource. This initiative exemplifies her commitment to creating practical applications from theoretical linguistic research while preserving endangered dialectal features of the Romance continuum.

• Romance Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Microsyntactic Variation
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Dr. Christopher Lucas is a Senior Lecturer in Arabic Linguistics at SOAS University of London, affiliated with the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. He holds a BA in Arabic from SOAS and an MPhil and PhD in Linguistics from the University of Cambridge. Prior to his current role, he served as a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at SOAS. His research focuses on linguistic variation and change, particularly in Arabic and Maltese, examining topics like negation, definiteness, and contact-induced grammatical change. He actively supervises PhD students in Arabic/Maltese linguistics and grammatical change. Key publications include works on negation typology, Maltese phonology, and historical linguistics. Dr. Lucas has authored/co-authored books such as *The History of Negation in the Languages of Europe and the Mediterranean* and edited volumes on contact-induced change. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with empirical analysis, contributing to understanding language evolution through contact and historical processes. He is reachable at cl39@soas.ac.uk and office 447, Russell Square campus. Current research includes LADO applications in Arabic and Maltese language dynamics.

• Linguistic Variation and Change
• Arabic Linguistics
• Maltese Linguistics
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Dr. Theresa Biberauer is a Principal Research Associate at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, specializing in theoretical, comparative, and historical syntax. Her work focuses on clause structure in Germanic languages, particularly Afrikaans, and encompasses acquisition, contact, and diachronic linguistics. Education & Affiliations: Holds an honorary Associate Professorship at Stellenbosch University (South Africa). Affiliated with Churchill College, Cambridge. Research Projects: ERC-funded 'Reconsidering Comparative Syntax' (2011–2016) with Ian Roberts, Michelle Sheehan, and Jenneke van der Wal. AHRC-funded projects on 'Null subjects and parametric theory' (2002–2007) and 'Structure and Linearization in Disharmonic Word Orders' (2007–2011). Key Contributions: Research spans Afrikaans variation/change, English diachrony, and syntax–prosody interfaces. Active in comparative syntax frameworks and historical syntax.

• Theoretical Syntax
• Comparative Syntax
• Historical Syntax
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Dr Mary Baltazani is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Phonetics at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics, affiliated with the Phonetics Lab and Language & Brain Lab. Her research focuses on the interface between phonetics, phonology, and pragmatics, with special attention to intonation, Greek dialects, and sociophonetics. She leads and collaborates on projects examining language contact effects on intonation (e.g., Greek in Cyprus, Cretan Greek under Venetian influence) and the compositional nature of intonational meaning. Education: PhD in Linguistics from UCLA (2002), M.A. in Linguistics (UCLA), and academic positions at institutions including UCL, University College London, and the University of Ioannina. She has organized major conferences like BAAP 2014 and contributed to the creation of educational materials on Greek dialects through projects like VOCALECT. Research Interests : Intonation and pragmatics in Greek Historical and dialectal phonetics Language contact in the Eastern Mediterranean Prosodic typology and socioprosodic variation Current/Recent Projects: Greek in Contact (ESRC-funded): Examines Turkish and Italian influences on Greek intonation. Components of Intonation (British Academy): Investigates whether intonation's meaning is holistic or compositional. Grants include ESRC, British Academy, and NSRF European Regional Development Fund awards. Publications span encyclopedic entries, journal articles, and conference proceedings on topics like Cypriot Arabic prosody, Greek dialectal vowel systems, and historical phonetic change.

• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Intonation and Pragmatics
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Dr. Krishnan Ram-Prasad is a Junior Research Fellow in Classics and Linguistics at Merton College, University of Oxford. His research focuses on comparative Indo-European syntax, syntactic reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European, and critical decolonial approaches to Classics and Comparative Philology. He holds a PhD from 2022 on Proto-Indo-European relative clauses and is developing this work into a monograph for Cambridge University Press. His teaching includes undergraduate courses in Linguistics and Classics, as well as language classes in Latin, Ancient Greek, Sanskrit, and Old English. His research spans synchronic and diachronic syntactic analysis across ancient Indo-European languages, with specializations in Latin, Ancient Greek, Sanskrit, and Hittite. His publications explore topics such as clitic placement in Vedic Sanskrit, Wackernagel’s Law in Vedic and Old Irish, and the role of Comparative Philology in rethinking Ancient World Studies. He actively engages with critical theory to challenge traditional disciplinary boundaries in Classics.

• Comparative Indo-European Syntax
• Syntactic Reconstruction
• Proto-Indo-European Studies
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Maj-Britt Mosegaard Hansen is a Professor of Linguistics and Pragmatics at the University of Manchester since 2007. She holds a dr.phil. (higher doctorate) from the University of Copenhagen (2008) and has held leadership roles including Associate Dean for Research (2018–21) and Head of Linguistics and English Language (2014–17). A Fellow of the Royal Danish Academy (2013) and member of Academia Europaea (2020), her research focuses on pragmatics, semantics, and historical linguistics with specialization in Romance languages. She supervises PhD students across multiple institutions and serves on editorial boards for Journal of Pragmatics and Studies in Pragmatics series. Research Interests: Pragmatics and semantics, grammaticalization, verbal interaction, functional/cognitive linguistics, diachronic construction grammar, and the evolution of pragmatic markers. Current projects explore cyclicity in semantic/pragmatic change and discourse markers in Romance languages. Awards: Member of Academia Europaea (2020), Fellow of the Royal Danish Academy (2013). Teaching: Convenes Pragmatics: Meaning, Context, and Interaction (2024–25). Office hours: Mon 11am–12pm & Thu 12–1pm. Supervision: Leads supervision on topics within pragmatics, semantics, and historical linguistics, with current advisees in institutional interaction, L2 motivation, and Tibetan motion events. Past students include experts in Italo-Romance negation, French epistemic expressions, and online language communities.

• Pragmatics
• Semantics
• Historical Linguistics
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Clay Beckner is an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on experimental psycholinguistics, morphosyntax, mechanisms of language change, iterated learning, and complex systems from a usage-based perspective. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico (2013), where his thesis explored dynamic mental lexicon through experiments on multi-word 'prefabs'. From 2013-2018, he worked at the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain & Behaviour, studying interspeaker alignment, iterated learning, and human-machine interaction. Recent work examines non-Māori speakers' implicit knowledge of Māori sound patterns through experimental studies in New Zealand. His research interests include the interplay between language usage and structure across lifespans, diachronic processes, and social influences on linguistic systems. Key contributions address lexical representation, morphological variation, and the role of ambient exposure in language knowledge. He has collaborated extensively on projects involving iterated learning tasks, human-robot interaction, and cross-linguistic attractor dynamics. Award details: No specific awards mentioned in the text. Grants and advising: No explicit grant details provided. No listed advisees/students. His work often involves interdisciplinary teams, including studies with robots and cross-cultural language experiments. Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the University of Warwick's Applied Linguistics program and previously the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain & Behaviour.

• Experimental Psycholinguistics
• Morphosyntax
• Language Change Mechanisms
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Roxanne Taylor is a Lecturer in English at the Department of Media, Humanities and the Arts within the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Manchester (2019-2023) and a Master's in Ancient Greek Linguistics from the University of Oxford (2017-2019). Her academic profile includes external examiner roles at the University of Essex (2024-2028) and visiting research fellowships with Pennine Heritage Limited. Education: PhD (University of Manchester), MA (University of Oxford) External Roles: University of Essex Examiner (2024-2028), Pennine Heritage Visiting Fellow Taylor's research spans historical syntax, corpus linguistics, and Holocaust studies with focus on language use. Her work examines grammatical functions in Old English noun phrases, adposition evolution in Present-Day English, and syntactic/semantic patterns in ancient Greek texts. Current supervision includes projects on bilingualism and pragmatic developments in English. Recent research output includes analyses of argument realization, grammaticalization processes, and valency patterns across diachronic and synchronic frameworks. While no formal awards are listed, her contributions intersect with UN Sustainable Development Goals for education. Supervision: English-Punjabi bilingualism, Pragmatics PhD projects Methodologies: Corpus-based analysis, Lexical Functional Grammar, Historical syntax

• Historical Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Holocaust Studies
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Dr Christina Sevdali is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Communication and Media , Ulster University. Her academic career spans theoretical and applied linguistics with a focus on Greek syntax, case systems, and multilingualism. Education: BA in Greek Philology (University of Crete, 2000), MPhil in Theoretical Linguistics (University of Cambridge, 2002), PhD in Linguistics (University of Cambridge, 2007) Her research explores synchronic and diachronic syntax , particularly Greek linguistics , with emphasis on finiteness, control theory, case systems, and multilingualism. Recent work includes the Language Made Fun project for refugee children and the DiGreC treebank for case diachrony studies. 2025: Published in Glossa on auxiliary selection in bilingual acquisition 2024: Co-edited The Place of Case in Grammar with Oxford University Press Scientific awards include the Distinguished Research Award (2024) and Research Communication Award (2016) . She supervises PhD students in topics like Greek diachrony, bilingualism, and aphasia.

• Synchronic syntax
• Diachronic syntax
• Greek linguistics
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Professor Sophie Marnette is a Professor of Medieval French Studies and Fellow of Balliol College at the University of Oxford. She holds roles such as Chair of the Sub-Faculty of French (2016–18) and Junior Proctor (2019–20). Her research integrates linguistic and philological approaches to medieval literature, focusing on narrative voice, gender discourse strategies, and intertextuality. She leads major projects on texts like La Chastelaine de Vergy and collaborates internationally on Medieval Metalepses, supported by an £800K grant. Teaching spans undergraduate tutorials in Medieval French literature and graduate seminars on topics like 'Writing Women in the Middle Ages'. She supervises D.Phil. students in 12–13th-century French/Occitan studies and related fields. Publications include foundational works like Speech and Thought in French (2005) and contributions to interdisciplinary journals. Awards include the 2001 PALA Prize. Her work bridges medieval literary analysis with modern linguistic theory, emphasizing discourse reporting and gendered expression across genres. Research highlights include examining female character discourse in lais and fabliaux , and material/textual analysis of medieval manuscripts. Grants and collaborative projects underscore her role in advancing medieval studies through innovative methodologies.

• Medieval French Literature
• Linguistics
• Narratology
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Gede Primahadi W. Rajeg is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (2023–2025), concurrently serving as an Assistant Professor (asisten ahli) at Udayana University's Faculty of Humanities in Bali, Indonesia. His primary research focuses on Cognitive Linguistics, Construction Grammar, and Quantitative Corpus Linguistics, with recent emphasis on Austronesian linguistics, language documentation, and computational methods. He leads the CompLexico research group at Udayana University, specializing in computer-assisted lexicology and lexicography. Rajeg is a member of the Indonesian Young Academy of Sciences (ALMI) since 2023 and has contributed to international projects like the Enggano language documentation initiative, funded by the AHRC. His work integrates corpus linguistics, experimental methods, and open science practices, often using R for data analysis. He teaches Corpus Linguistics and Research Methods courses at Udayana University and has organized workshops on digital humanities and corpus-based research. Education: PhD in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (Monash University, 2019), supported by Monash International Postgraduate Research Scholarship and Monash Graduate Scholarship. His thesis explored metaphors of happiness in Indonesian, supervised by Professors Alice Gaby and Simon Musgrave. Research Interests: Lexical semantics, grammatical constructions, cognitive semantics, Austronesian historical linguistics, computational lexicography, and open science infrastructure. He actively contributes to language preservation projects, such as creating Enggano dictionaries and digital resources. Grants & Projects: Enggano lexical resources project (AHRC AH/W007290/1), leading to community-oriented dictionaries and databases. Collaborates with institutions like Oxford's Sustainable Digital Scholarship initiative and the Indonesian Language Agency. Labs/Teams: CompLexico (Udayana University), Enggano Documentation Team (Oxford), and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Humanities and Social Sciences (CIRHSS).

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Construction Grammar
• Quantitative Corpus Linguistics
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