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Ian Roberts is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge and a Professorial Fellow at Downing College, Cambridge since 2000. Previously, he held professorial roles at Universität Stuttgart (1996-2000) and the University of Wales, Bangor (1991-1996), and academic positions at the University of Geneva (1985-1991).
- Education
- DLitt, University of Cambridge (2006)
- Ph.D., Department of Linguistics, University of Southern California (1985)
- Visiting Scholar, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT (1983-1984)
- MA Candidate, Department of Modern Languages, University of Salford (1979-1980)
- B.A., Linguistics/French, University of Wales, Bangor (1975-1979)
- Auditeur Libre, Université de Provence (1977-1978)
Roberts specializes in generative and comparative syntax across Germanic, Romance, English, and Celtic languages. His research focuses on historical/diachronic syntax, exploring syntactic structures and their evolution over time.
His grants include major AHRC-funded projects such as "Structure and Linearisation in Disharmonic Word Orders" (£875,000) and "The Null Subject Parameter and the Theory of Parameters" (£375,000). He has also received smaller grants for collaborative research in syntactic theory.
- Scientific Awards & Honors
- Latsis Prize, University of Geneva (SFr 25,000) - 1989
- Ordinary Fellow of the British Academy - 2007
- Member of the Academia Europaea - 2008
Roberts has served on editorial boards for journals like Linguistic Inquiry, The Linguistic Review, and Probus. He co-organized conferences on comparative Celtic syntax and participated in EUROTYP projects on subordination and complementation.
