Sonia Cristofaro

Sonia Cristofaro is a Professor at the College of Letters, Sorbonne Université, Paris (since 2020). Previously, she served as Associate Professor (2001-2020) and Assistant Professor (1999-2001) at universities in Italy, focusing on linguistic research and teaching.

• Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics (1998, University of Pavia); European Master's Degree in Linguistics (1995, University of Manchester & Freie Universität Berlin); MA in Linguistics (1993, University of Pavia)

Research interests include language typology and universals, subordination, grammaticalization, and language change. Her career has involved extensive international collaborations through visiting scholar and guest scientist roles at institutions like the Max Planck Institute, University of California at Santa Barbara, and Leipzig University.