Laura BRUGE'

Laura BRUGE' is a Researcher at the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. She serves as President of the Joint Teacher-Student Commission. Her expertise spans comparative linguistics, historical linguistics, and Romance languages, with a focus on generative syntax, diachronic analysis, and language acquisition applications. She teaches courses such as Formal Analysis of Spanish, General Linguistics, and Spanish Linguistics.

Research Interests:

• Generative syntax and comparative Romance languages
• Historical linguistics and diachronic variation
• Applications of linguistic theory to language teaching
• Functional categories in syntax

Recent research focuses on grammaticalization processes (e.g., 'una vez'), Romanian syntax, and Portuguese/ Spanish functional categories. She collaborates with international scholars and has participated in PRIN-funded projects on linguistic complexity and grammatical categories.

Professional Activities:

• Membre of editorial boards for Annali di Ca' Foscari and Colección VenPalabras
• Reviewer for national/international research projects (e.g., MIUR, MURST)
• Contributions to projects like LuCET (Linguistic Complexity Evaluation in Education)