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Dr. Vera Tsukanova serves as a Researcher at the Department of Semitics within the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) at Philipps University of Marburg since October 2016. She is a founding member of Halqa arabiyya—an initiative promoting scholarly Arabic—and has been active in the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft since 2018. Her editorial contributions include co-editing the 2019 special issue 'Contacts' for the open-access journal 'Middle East – Topics and Arguments'.
Her educational background includes:
- Russian State University for the Humanities (Moscow), 2001: Degree in Theoretical Linguistics and Arabic Language with thesis on Kuwaiti Arabic phonology and morphology
- Kuwait University, 1999-2000: Scholarship for Arabic language studies at the university's language center
Dr. Tsukanova's research centers on Semitic linguistics, specializing in Arabic dialectology and historical evolution of verb systems. She investigates morphological changes across Semitic languages using typological frameworks and corpus analysis, with current projects focused on Arabian Peninsula Semitic languages. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in language documentation and academic communication.
Her publication portfolio reveals consistent contributions to Arabic and Semitic linguistics through monographs, edited volumes, and critical book reviews. Key thematic threads include historical language change in Arabic verb morphology, dialectological studies of understudied varieties, and sociolinguistic analyses of Arabic's role in scholarship. The 2025 monograph 'The evolution of the derivational verbal system in Arabic' represents a major theoretical contribution, while her editorial work on language contacts demonstrates interdisciplinary engagement.
Dr. Tsukanova's academic service includes peer reviewing for Orientalistische Literaturzeitung and editorial work for Middle East – Topics and Arguments. Early career support came through a Kuwait University scholarship for language studies. Her teaching encompasses Classical Arabic reading, Arabic Dialectology, Syriac, and Phoenician-Punic at Marburg.
Embedded within international scholarly networks, she collaborates through the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft and presents at major conferences on topics spanning Phoenician epigraphy to contemporary Arabic dialectology. Her Halqa arabiyya initiative actively cultivates Arabic-language academic discourse, reflecting her commitment to linguistic diversity in scholarship.
