Marianthi Georgallidou

Marianthi Georgallidou serves as Assistant Professor in Linguistics / Discourse Analysis at the Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Greece, where she teaches Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics, and Sociolinguistics courses.

Her research spans Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics, and Sociolinguistics with specialized focus on bilingual discourse patterns, political humor in conflict zones, and gender dynamics in child language development. She examines how power structures, cultural identity, and social context shape linguistic behavior, particularly within minority communities and institutional settings. Her methodological approach integrates Conversation Analysis with pragmatic theory to dissect speech acts and interactional strategies.

Analysis of her 2008-2013 publications reveals consistent investigation of language in socially embedded contexts, with particular emphasis on bilingual family interactions, political satire during crises, and developmental pragmatics in children. The work demonstrates interdisciplinary connections between linguistic theory, sociocultural anthropology, and political science through empirical examination of real-world discourse.

Her ongoing research projects include:

• Child Discourse (1995-2001) examining directive speech acts in Greek children
• Bilingualism and contact phenomena (2002-present) analyzing code-switching in family conversations
• Political & Parliamentary discourse (2010-present) studying humor in conflict settings