Valentina Piunno

Valentina Piunno is an Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Bergamo, Italy. She specializes in Glottology and Linguistics (sector GLOT-01/A, equivalent to L-LIN/01), with a strong focus on phraseology, lexicography, lexical semantics, and Italian linguistic structures. She teaches courses such as Digital Linguistics, Descriptive and Historical Linguistics, and Text Linguistics at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Her research interests include evaluative phraseological constructions, intensifying structures, color terminology, fixed syntactic schemas, and partially lexically specified constructions in Italian, often with comparative perspectives involving Spanish and French. She also investigates dialectal varieties of Italian from theoretical and lexicographic viewpoints.

The most recent publications highlight a consistent focus on meaning patterns at the syntax-lexicon interface, lexicographic practices, and the formal analysis of Italian phraseology. Her work combines qualitative and quantitative methodologies, contributing significantly to the understanding of Italian linguistic structures and their representation in reference works.

• Expression of patient and caregiver uncertainty in online health communities (2025)
• Analysis of evaluative phraseologisms in Italian vs. Spanish and French (2025)
• Color terms and intensifiers in Italian (2024)
• Fixed-schema constructions in Italian dialects (2024)
• Lexicographic and lexicological meaning patterns (2024)
• Schematic phraseologisms and analytical methods (2024)

Dr. Piunno has authored numerous book chapters and articles, including editorial contributions, and has published with academic presses such as Walter de Gruyter, Aracne, and Frank & Timme. While no scientific awards or student advisement details are listed, her publication record indicates active scholarly engagement. She is involved in current teaching activities for the 2025–2026 academic year and maintains an office for student reception by appointment.