Rizzi Luigi

Luigi Rizzi is a distinguished academic holding the position of Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Siena. He has held significant roles including Full Professor at the University of Geneva and Adjunct Professor at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. His expertise spans Generative Syntax and Language Acquisition, with contributions to syntactic theory frameworks like Relativized Minimality and the Fine Structure of the Left Periphery.

• Current Affiliation: University of Siena (Professor)
• Past Roles: Full Professor at University of Geneva, Adjunct Professor at ENS Paris

Research Interests: Rizzi’s work explores syntactic structures through generative approaches, focusing on null elements, movement constraints, and the interface between syntax and semantics. He has advanced theories on the Left Periphery hierarchy and relativized minimality principles.

Publications Trends: His articles consistently address core syntax questions, with seminal works on null subjects (1986, 1994), locality conditions (2004), and syntactic cartography (1997, 2004). Themes include parameter setting, acquisition evidence, and formal syntactic representations.

• Awards: Honorary membership in Linguistic Society of America, British Academy fellowship, Academia Europaea membership

Advising & Grants: While specific advisees are not listed, his influential publications suggest extensive mentorship in syntax research. No grant details provided in sources.