AGOURAKI YORYIA

Yoryia Agouraki is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Cyprus since 1994. She holds a B.A. in English Studies from the University of Athens (1986), an M.Phil. in Theoretical Linguistics from the University of Cambridge (1988), and a Ph.D. in Syntax from University College London (1993). Her research focuses on syntactic theory, comparative syntax, and interfaces between syntax and phonology/morphology/semantics.

Her academic career includes teaching positions at King's College London (1989-1993) and University College London (1990-1993), followed by a research post at the University of Crete (1993-1994) before joining the University of Cyprus. Her work examines syntactic phenomena in Greek dialects and formal syntactic frameworks, with notable contributions to the analysis of wh-clauses and aspectual categories.

Key research areas include:

• Syntactic theory and comparative syntax
• Interactions between syntax and other linguistic modules
• Morphosyntactic variation in Greek dialects

Her publications analyze clause structure, aspectual categories, and syntactic phenomena in Standard vs. Cypriot Greek. No grants or awards were explicitly mentioned in the provided text.