Sebastià Salvà Puig

Sebastià Salvà Puig is a Lecturer at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and a Researcher at the Centre de Lingüística Teòrica (UAB). He holds a PhD in Catalan Philology and General Linguistics. His primary affiliation is with the Department of Catalan Philology and General Linguistics at UIB, where he teaches courses such as Descriptive Grammar of Catalan and Linguistic Typology. He is also a member of research groups like Bilingualism and Spanish Language Acquisition (BASLA) and Sociolinguistics in the Balearic Islands (GRESIB).

Research Interests: His work focuses on syntax, linguistic theory, and the interface between syntax and semantics. Key themes include aspectuality, past participle agreement in Majorcan Catalan, auxiliary selection, and diachronic linguistics. He explores how syntactic structures reflect event dynamics and historical changes in Catalan dialects.

Articles Overview: His recent work examines auxiliary selection patterns across Catalan dialects, evidential clitics in Old Central Catalan, and the role of aspect in participle agreement. These studies highlight syntactic complexity, historical shifts, and theoretical frameworks in Romance linguistics.

• Awards: 2023 Premi Marià Aguiló for his thesis on participial agreement in Majorcan Catalan.

Teaching & Affiliations: He teaches at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including the Master's in Linguistic and Literary Competence. His research is grounded at the UAB's Theoretical Linguistics Center, focusing on syntax, morphology, and Catalan dialectology.