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Dr. Marc Olivier is a Departmental Lecturer in French Linguistics at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics. He holds a MSc in Formal Linguistics and a PhD in Historical Syntax. His research focuses on formal syntax, historical syntax, and language change in Romance languages, particularly Old French, Old Occitan, and modern Romance varieties. Key topics include clitic placement, auxiliary selection, clause size, and restructuring, approached through the Minimalist framework.
- Affiliations:
- Chercheur invité at the Maison Française d'Oxford.
- Member of the CLESTHIA research team at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris.
- Executive Board member of Societas Linguistica Europaea and former member of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain.
- Education:
- MSc and PhD in Linguistics.
- Teaching: Courses on General Linguistics, Syntax, Historical Linguistics, and Modern French Linguistics at the University of Oxford.
- Recognition: 2023 Seal of Excellence from the European Commission.
His research monograph, Clitic Placement in the History of French, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press. He actively organizes academic events, including DiGS26 (June 2025) and a workshop at the 58th Societas Linguistica Europaea conference (August 2025).
