Vina Tsakali

Vina Tsakali is a Lecturer at the University of Crete, specializing in theoretical linguistics, language acquisition, and processing. She studied linguistics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1998), earned a postgraduate diploma in Theoretical Linguistics from University College London (2000), and completed her PhD at UCL (2006) on Theoretical Linguistics/Language Acquisition. Her teaching career spans institutions including the University of Ioannina, Technological and Educational Institute of Western Greece, Northeastern University, and European University of Cyprus.

Education

• National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Linguistics (1998)
• University College London - Postgraduate diploma in Theoretical Linguistics (2000)
• University College London - PhD in Theoretical Linguistics/Language Acquisition (2006)

Research Interests focus on theoretical linguistics, particularly syntax and morphology in Modern Greek. Her work examines language acquisition, processing, disorders, and second language development. Key areas include clitic doubling, spatial terms, counterfactuals, and logical connectives. Experimental studies highlight cross-linguistic comparisons and developmental patterns in children's language.

Academic Contributions include 15 recent publications exploring Greek language structures, child acquisition of syntactic phenomena, and experimental analyses of linguistic theory. Her work spans clitics, quantifiers, locatives, and logical reasoning in Greek-speaking children.

Contact: tsakali@uoc.gr