João Costa

João Costa is a Full Professor at the Language Sciences Department of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa's School of Social and Human Sciences. His research areas include Syntax, Language Acquisition, and Educational Linguistics, with a focus on Portuguese linguistics and cross-linguistic studies.

• Doctorate in Linguistics from Leiden University

Research interests are centered on syntactic structures, first language development, and pedagogical applications of linguistic theory. Recent publications also explore the integration of Geographical Information Systems in intercultural digital museology.

João Costa has held academic positions since 1994, including Visiting Scholar at MIT (1996), Assistant at Leiden University (1994-1998), and progressively senior roles at FCSH-UNL, culminating in his current Professor position since 2004.