Baldi Benedetta

Baldi Benedetta is a Full Professor in Modern Language Teaching (SSD L-LIN/02) at the University of Florence's Department of Literature and Philosophy, where she has been affiliated since 2004. She advanced from Researcher to Associate Professor (2015) and Full Professor (2020). Her institutional leadership includes:

• President, Degree Course in Humanities for Communication (2015–present)
• President, Master's Degree in Communication Theories (2020–present)
• Coordinator, Master's in Institutional Advertising and Multimedia Communication (2017–present)

Her research explores the intersection of language, media, and society, with emphasis on:

• Political communication: Delegitimization strategies, populist rhetoric, and media framing in Italian politics.
• Linguistic theory: Morphosyntax, phonology, and dialectology (especially Arbëresh, Aromanian, and Romance varieties).
• Intercultural studies: Identity formation, mass media influence, and metaphorical discourse.

Baldi's publications (15 most recent, 2021–2025) reveal a focus on micro-variation in dialects, clitic systems, and political discourse analysis. She frequently employs comparative frameworks across Italian, Albanian, and Balkan languages. Her editorial roles include directing book series like 'Glottodidattica' and 'Communication and Philosophical Cultures'.

She led the University of Florence unit for the national PRIN project on political delegitimization (2013–2016) and has collaborated with institutions like IRRE Liguria and Co.re.com Toscana. No research lab or student advisees are mentioned.