Denis Delfitto

Denis Delfitto is a Full Professor in General Linguistics at the University of Verona's Faculty of Humanities since November 2001. He previously served as Associate Professor of Italian Linguistics (1990-2001) and coordinated the syntax/semantics research group at Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS (1996-2001). His academic career includes visiting professorships at ZAS Berlin, University of Geneva, and LaBRI Bordeaux.

• PhD in General Linguistics, Scuola Normale Superiore (1990)
• Graduate in Philosophy, University of Pisa (1985)
• Diploma in Humanities (Logic and Formal Linguistics), Scuola Normale Superiore (1985)

His research focuses on the syntax-semantics interface, morphology-semantics interactions, temporal and aspectual semantics, and the philosophy of language. He explores how linguistic structures encode reference mechanisms and self-representation in syntax.

Professor Delfitto served as Vice-rector for International Relations at the University of Verona (2005-2011). His work spans formal linguistics, cognitive science, and semiotics.

• 2014 NWO Visiting Fellow
• 2008 LaBRI Fellow
• 1997 NIAS Fellow
• 1988 Fulbright Fellow