Marta Prat Sabater

Marta Prat Sabater is a researcher in the Department of Spanish Studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, specializing in lexicography, Spanish language studies, and Spanish-Catalan linguistic contact. She is an active member of the Grup de Lexicografia, Diacronia i ELE (Lexicography, Diachrony and ELE Group) with a substantial research output spanning nearly three decades, including 74 research publications and involvement in 10 major research projects.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Philosophy and Letters (Hispanic Philology), Autonomous University of Barcelona (2003)
• Master's in Language Computational Processing, Autonomous University of Barcelona (1999)
• Degree in Philosophy and Letters (Hispanic Philology), Autonomous University of Barcelona (1994)

Prat Sabater's research focuses on the intersection of traditional and computational lexicography, with particular emphasis on Spanish language variation in Catalonia and historical development of Spanish dictionaries. Her recent work explores morphosyntactic and lexical-semantic contrasts in Spanish-Catalan phraseology, regional varieties of Spanish in Catalonia, and historical aspects of the Royal Spanish Academy's dictionary across different editions from the 18th and 19th centuries. She has made significant contributions to understanding how Catalan influences Spanish lexicon and how these linguistic phenomena can be documented and taught.

Her publication trends show a consistent focus on dictionary studies, with increasing attention to computational approaches and digital lexicography in recent years. The research demonstrates strong connections between historical linguistics, regional language variation, and practical applications for language teaching.

Prat Sabater has supervised at least 6 research works according to her profile and has been an investigator on numerous research projects funded by Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), and European Regional Development Fund (FEDER). Her major projects include comprehensive studies of the internal history of the Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary throughout the 19th century, research on Spanish in Catalonia across media, and development of the Hispanic Lexicon Portal.

She is an active member of the Grup de Lexicografia, Diacronia i ELE, which focuses on lexicographic research, historical linguistics, and teaching Spanish as a foreign language. Her work contributes significantly to understanding the evolution of Spanish lexicon, particularly in contact situations with Catalan, and to developing digital resources for linguistic research and language education.