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Axel Holvoet is a Professor at Vilnius University (since 2010) and former Professor at the University of Warsaw (1988-2015). He specializes in Baltic and Slavic linguistics, with expertise in historical syntax, morphosyntax, grammatical semantics, evidentiality, aspect theory, and modality.
- Education: Slavic languages and literatures, Ghent University (1977)
- Expertise: Professor Holvoet has near-native proficiency in Lithuanian and advanced knowledge of Latvian
- Editorial: Managing editor of Baltic Linguistics (University of Warsaw)
His research focuses on grammatical theory, including valency, argument realization, and grammatical relations in Baltic languages, with significant contributions to deaccusative constructions, reflexive markers, and irrealis complementation. His publications span from 1983 to 2020, showing sustained engagement with Baltic-Slavic comparative studies.
Recent work includes monographs on the Baltic middle voice and grammatical modality, as well as articles on deontic semantics, external possession constructions, and non-directive imperatives. His publications demonstrate a strong focus on cross-linguistic typology and historical syntax.
- Scientific Honors:
- 2014 Honorary Doctor, University of Latvia
- 2014 Gold Cross of Merit, Republic of Poland
He has participated in multiple international research projects and founded the publication series Valency, Argument Realization and Grammatical Relations in Baltic (John Benjamins) to advance Baltic linguistic research.
