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Tine Breban is a Senior Lecturer in English Linguistics at the University of Manchester, affiliated with the Department of Linguistics and English Language within the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. She joined the university in 2012 and has held leadership roles including Head of Department (2019–2022), MA Linguistics Programme Director (2014–2016), and BA Programme Director (2017–2018, 2022). Additionally, she served as Assistant Director for PGR Training and Development (2017–2019).
Her research focuses on the grammar of English across its historical stages, emphasizing the noun phrase and processes of language change. Key interests include modification in noun phrases, reference/deixis, subjectification, and grammaticalization. Her work employs cognitive and functional linguistic frameworks to explore how historical systems shape contemporary grammar. She has contributed to studies on determiners, adjectives, and the interplay between form and function.
Breban’s publications span articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, including co-edited works like Lost in Change (2021). She actively participates in academic events such as the Universally Manchester Festival and organizes initiatives like the Language of Life workshop. Her research integrates corpus linguistics methodologies, analyzing both historical and modern data to trace syntactic and semantic evolution.
Though her profile does not list explicit awards, her extensive editorial work and leadership roles reflect her scholarly contributions. She oversees student supervision and maintains involvement in teaching and institutional governance.
