Chiara MINOCCHERI

Chiara Minoccheri is an Assistant Professor (ATER) in the Department of Cognition, Languages, Language, and Ergonomics (CLLE) at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès. She holds a PhD in Language Sciences (2023) and an M2 in Linguistics, Cognition, and Communication (2019), focusing on the linguistic expression of movement in contemporary dance. Her research explores semantics of spatial markers, manner expression, and cognitive linguistics applications in performing arts.

Education:

• PhD: University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès (2019-2023)
• M2: Linguistics, Cognition, Communication (LiCoCo) (2017-2019)
• Bachelor: Modern Literature and German (2013-2016)

Research Themes: Her work centers on the semantic analysis of motion events in dance choreography, spatial asymmetries in language, and manner expression across genres. She uses multimodal corpora to study how language constructs movement concepts, particularly in French.

Publications: Her recent work includes studies on prepositions in French, manner semantics in journalistic vs. dance contexts, and spatial encoding in choreographic instructions. These contributions highlight interdisciplinary approaches linking linguistics with performing arts.