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Giulia Rovelli is a tenured Assistant Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Bergamo, Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Her work bridges historical and applied linguistics, with a strong focus on discourse and sociopragmatic change. She is actively engaged in national and international research collaborations, particularly in corpus development and digital humanities initiatives.
Research Interests: Her primary research areas include Historical Sociopragmatics, Corpus Linguistics, and the History of the English Language, with a special emphasis on the popularization of medical knowledge in late seventeenth-century England. She investigates how scientific and technical knowledge was made accessible to non-specialist audiences through translation and textual adaptation. Additional interests include English for Special Purposes (ESP), particularly in academic and public administration contexts, and sociolinguistic analysis of media discourse, including ageism and discrimination.
Publication Trends: Her recent publications (2021–2024) reflect a consistent focus on historical discourse, medical communication, and corpus-based analysis. She has contributed to major academic series in linguistics, often analyzing translation strategies and ideological framing in early modern texts. Her work increasingly engages with digital humanities, as seen in her involvement with the Canadian Letters and Diaries Project (CanDL), aiming to create a historical corpus of Canadian English. She also contributes to contemporary language issues, such as the development of bilingual glossaries for academic administration (GATE project) and the representation of social groups in the media.
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Advising and Grants: While no formal list of advisees is provided, her role as a tenured assistant professor and her invitation to supervise master’s theses (as per departmental norms) indicates active student mentoring. She is involved in funded research projects, including the Canadian Letters and Diaries Project (CanDL) in collaboration with the University of Guelph, Canada, and the A.Ge.Vol.A. project on elderly care communication in Varese. These projects suggest external or institutional funding, though specific grants are not detailed.
Labs and Research Teams: She is affiliated with research groups focused on corpus linguistics and historical discourse, and collaborates internationally, notably with the Rural Diary Archive and the McLaughlin Library at the University of Guelph. Her work is embedded within the broader research culture of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Bergamo, which supports digital humanities and sociolinguistic inquiry.
