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Luisa Marti is a Reader in Linguistics at Queen Mary, University of London, within the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film. She specializes in theoretical linguistics with a focus on semantics, morpho-syntax, and pragmatics. Her research explores grammatical number, numerals, definiteness, and quantification across languages like Spanish, Russian, and the understudied Atara Imere of Vanuatu. Dr. Marti holds a PhD from the University of Connecticut and currently serves as a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow investigating numeral phrases' implications for language architecture.
Her work combines theoretical, cross-linguistic, and experimental approaches, including collaborations on Russian indefinites and articles in Atara Imere. Key grants include two British Academy/Leverhulme Trust awards (2019–2021) and a current Leverhulme Fellowship. She is affiliated with research groups such as the Formal Linguistics Research Group and the Experimental Linguistics Research Group at Queen Mary.
Publications span journals like Natural Language Semantics, Linguistic Inquiry, and Glossa, with topics ranging from dual number typology to experimental studies of quantifier scope. Her research emphasizes the interplay between syntax, morphology, and pragmatic interpretation in natural language systems.
- Education: PhD in Linguistics, University of Connecticut
- Awards:
- Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (Current)
- British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grants (2019–2021)
Dr. Marti advises on research projects and actively participates in initiatives like the Randolph Quirk Fellowship 2025 and public engagement activities such as Teach Real English! and Linguistics Research Digest.
