Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm

Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm is a Professor in General Linguistics at the Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Stockholm University. She has held prominent roles including Head of the Section of General Linguistics (2004) and Docent in General Linguistics (1993). Her academic work spans multiple decades with significant contributions to linguistic typology.

• Professor in General Linguistics (2001–present)
• Head of the Section of General Linguistics (2004)
• Docent in General Linguistics (1993)

Her research focuses on grammatical typology, lexical typology, and areal typology, combining rigorous empirical data from diverse languages with innovative theoretical analysis. Notable projects include studies on nominal juxtaposition (2001–2004) and language universals in temperature expressions ('Hot and cold' project, 2009–present) funded by The Swedish Research Council.

Koptjevskaja-Tamm has served as Editor for Linguistic Typology and on editorial boards for Studia Linguistica, Rivista di lingvistica, and Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung (STUF). She has been actively involved in the European Collaborative Research Programme EuroBABEL since 2008.

• Member of Academia Europaea
• Contributor to the Swedish National Encyclopaedia (1986–1996)
• Teaching at prestigious summer schools in Italy, Russia, and Germany