Silvia Dal Negro

Silvia Dal Negro is a Full Professor of Linguistics at the Free University of Bolzano's Faculty of Education. She earned her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Pavia and previously worked as a researcher at the University of Eastern Piedmont.

• Research Focus: Language education, contact linguistics, linguistic minorities in Alpine regions, spoken Italian, and grammar teaching.
• Academic Contributions: Key projects include KONTATTO (language contact in South Tyrol) and GRASS (grammar teaching research).

Her work bridges theoretical and applied linguistics, emphasizing practical implications for teacher training and minority language preservation. She leads interdisciplinary initiatives like the DIALOG project, which explores spoken language variation.

Article Trends: Recent publications analyze phonetic reduction in spoken Italian (e.g., cioè vs. cè), language contact in Walser German, and metalinguistic awareness in education. These studies reveal her focus on pragmatic markers, syntactic variation, and sociolinguistic dynamics.

Honors: President of the Italian Association of Applied Linguistics, advancing research and policy for minority languages.

Labs & Teams: Collaborates with the DIALOG project team and contributes to the GISCEL network, fostering Italian language education reforms.