Sophie Vassilaki

Sophie Vassilaki is a University Professor at Inalco (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales) and a researcher at the SeDyL (Structure et dynamique des langues) laboratory. Her academic journey includes a doctorate from Paris 7-Diderot University under Pr Antoine Culioli and HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) in 2005. She serves as director of UMR 8202 SeDyL since 2010.

• Research Focus: Aspecto-temporal systems in Modern Greek, discourse markers, complex sentence syntax, derivational morphology, and diachronic comparisons between Ancient and Modern Greek.
• Teaching: Specializes in Modern Greek grammar, general linguistics, and Balkan language studies at L1–M2 levels.
• Collaborations: Co-author with Camille Denizot, Rea Delveroudi, and others on topics like modal particles, pseudo-coordination, and linguistic variation.

Article Trends: Her publications from 2000–2023 emphasize temporal clause syntax in Ancient/Medieval Greek, discourse marker functions in Modern Greek, and comparative studies with French/Russian. Key subfields include grammaticalization, semantic fields of food, and historical linguistics.

Research Infrastructure: Affiliated with SeDyL, a CNRS/Inalco/IRD joint research unit, and member of the Cercle des Linguistes de l'Inalco (CLI).