Josep Quer

Josep Quer is an ICREA Research Professor at the Department of Translation and Language Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, leading the LSCLab. He holds a PhD from Utrecht University and has held roles such as Full Professor at the University of Amsterdam and Researcher at the University of Barcelona. His work focuses on theoretical linguistics, particularly sign languages, Romance languages, and Greek.

Education:

• PhD in Linguistics, Utrecht University (1998)
• Master in Grammatical Theory, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1993)
• Classics (Greek) Degree, University of Barcelona (1988)

Research Interests:

• Sign language syntax/semantics
• Romance languages
• Greek linguistics
• Modality effects in language
• Grammar writing standards for sign languages

Publications: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Language, Lingua, and Sign Language & Linguistics. Recent work emphasizes methodological advancements in sign language research and cross-modal comparisons.

• Awards: Catalan Academy membership (2021), NIAS Fellowships (2021-2024), and APANSCE Prize (2006).

Grants & Leadership: Coordinated EU H2020 project SIGN-HUB (2016–2020). Led development of Gramàtica bàsica de la llengua de signes catalana (2005) with GRIN research group. Served as journal co-editor and network chair for COST Action IS1006.

Labs/Teams: Directs LSCLab and manages LSC corpus/lexicon projects under Institut d’Estudis Catalans.