Theresa Biberauer

Dr. Theresa Biberauer is a Principal Research Associate at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, specializing in theoretical, comparative, and historical syntax. Her work focuses on clause structure in Germanic languages, particularly Afrikaans, and encompasses acquisition, contact, and diachronic linguistics.

Education & Affiliations: Holds an honorary Associate Professorship at Stellenbosch University (South Africa). Affiliated with Churchill College, Cambridge.

Research Projects:

• ERC-funded 'Reconsidering Comparative Syntax' (2011–2016) with Ian Roberts, Michelle Sheehan, and Jenneke van der Wal.
• AHRC-funded projects on 'Null subjects and parametric theory' (2002–2007) and 'Structure and Linearization in Disharmonic Word Orders' (2007–2011).

Key Contributions: Research spans Afrikaans variation/change, English diachrony, and syntax–prosody interfaces. Active in comparative syntax frameworks and historical syntax.