Eleonora Zucchini

Eleonora Zucchini is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno. Her research and teaching center on Italian linguistics with applications in language education and multilingual communication.

Education

• Dottore di Ricerca (PhD equivalent) in Linguistics

Research Focus

Her work investigates neo-standard Italian usage in educational contexts, morphosyntactic development in second language acquisition, and intercomprehension dynamics in multilingual settings. She employs corpus-based methodologies to analyze language variation in youth writing, spoken interaction, and grammar pedagogy, with particular attention to Bolognese linguistic communities.

Publication Analysis

Recent publications (2018-2025) reveal three interconnected research strands: (1) grammatical analysis of subjunctive/indicative usage in school grammars, (2) corpus-driven studies of neo-standard Italian in foreign language materials, and (3) development of specialized resources for studying past tense morphology (Corpus KIPasti) and Bolognese spoken language (Corpus ParlaBO). Her collaborative work emphasizes practical applications for language teaching and intercultural communication.

Academic Service

Dr. Zucchini supervises bachelor's theses in Italian Linguistics and serves on the Program Board for the Italian Language and Literature Bachelor's Degree. Her teaching portfolio includes advanced courses in semantics, pragmatics, and academic writing for Romance language scholars.

Research Infrastructure

• Co-developer of Corpus KIPasti for analyzing Italian past tense morphology
• Co-creator of Corpus ParlaBO documenting Bolognese spoken language variation
• Member of collaborative teams with Caterina Mauri, Silvia Ballare, and Nicola Grandi