Marta Degani

Prof. Marta Degani is a Senior Scientist of English Linguistics at the University of Klagenfurt, Department of English. She previously held roles including Associate Professor at the University of Verona and Research Fellow. Her research focuses on bilingualism/biculturalism in New Zealand, political discourse analysis, and cognitive semantics. She earned a Habilitation in English Linguistics (2014), PhD from Ca' Foscari University (2006), MA from Macquarie University (2003), and a Bachelor's from the University of Verona (2000). She received an Honourable Mention in the ESSE Book Awards (2016) for her monograph Framing the Rhetoric of a Leader. Her work explores linguistic contact between English and Māori, modality in language, and subjectivity in discourse.

Education:

• 2014: Habilitation in English Linguistics
• 2006: PhD in English and American Studies, Ca' Foscari University, Venice
• 2003: MA in Applied Linguistics, Macquarie University, Australia
• 2000: Bachelor's in Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Verona

Research Interests: Cognitive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Political Language, Semantics, Bilingualism, and Varieties of English. She investigates New Zealand English's linguistic/cultural dynamics and political discourse through cognitive frameworks.

Publications: Her monograph Framing the Rhetoric of a Leader (2015) analyzes political rhetoric using cognitive semantics. Additional research spans modality, Māori-English contact, and subjectification in discourse.