Nicola Florio

Nicola Florio is a faculty member in the Department of French and Italian Philology at the Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication, Universitat de València. He holds a PhD from the Universidad de Salamanca, awarded in 2020 for his thesis on motion verbs in Italian and Spanish. His academic rank is Ayudante Doctor, equivalent to Assistant Professor.

His research centers on the contrastive analysis of Italian and Spanish, with a focus on motion verbs, verb-particle constructions, metaphorical motion, and translation phenomena. He employs methodologies from cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, and text mining, often analyzing literary and historical texts. His recent work explores semantic components like Path and Manner, automatic translation of motion events, and the linguistic strategies in 16th-century correspondence.

His publication record is robust and current, with multiple articles published in 2025 on topics ranging from Italian proverbs to the cryptographic methods of historical figures. He is also a member of the research group dedicated to the study of Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle's correspondence, indicating a strong engagement with historical philology.

Nicola Florio's research output demonstrates a consistent and sophisticated exploration of the linguistic interface between Italian and Spanish. His work bridges theoretical linguistics, applied translation studies, and historical discourse analysis, often using computational tools. A significant trend in his recent articles is the application of cognitive and corpus-based methods to detailed contrasts between the two Romance languages, particularly in the domain of motion expression and its translation.

He is actively contributing to academic discourse with publications in journals such as Romanica Olomucensia, Hipogrifo, and Transfer. His work has garnered public views on academic platforms, reflecting engagement from the scholarly community.

He mentors no listed students in the provided text and has no documented scientific awards. His research is conducted within the institutional framework of the Universitat de València, where he is an active member of the academic community.