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Mark Bakerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Syntax
• Linguistic Universals
• Semantic Roles
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Mark Baker is a Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. His work focuses on comparative syntax, linguistic universals, semantic roles, and the study of Amerindian and African languages. He holds the title of Distinguished Professor and maintains an office in Scott Hall. As of 2021, his office hours were by appointment due to sabbatical leave. His research interests include syntactic diversity, its limits, and patterns across languages. Notable themes in his work involve logophoric pronouns, switch-reference mechanisms, and the relationship between case systems and agreement structures. He has contributed to discussions on language typology, formal syntax, and the cognitive foundations of linguistic structures. Baker teaches advanced syntax courses and has published extensively on topics ranging from Panoan languages to theoretical models in generative grammar. His recent articles explore syntactic variation, morphosyntactic alignment, and interdisciplinary connections between linguistics and cognitive science. He serves on editorial boards and has reviewed for journals such as Journal of East Asian Linguistics and Yearbook of Corpus Linguistics and Pragmatics . His work bridges formal linguistic theory with empirical cross-linguistic analysis, emphasizing the interplay between universal grammatical principles and lineage-specific traits.

• Comparative syntax
• Syntax-semantics interface
• Typology
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Lisa Lai-Shen Cheng is a Professor of General Linguistics at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, with a focus on comparative syntax and its interactions with semantics, prosody, and processing. She co-founded the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC) and is a member of KNAW, Academia Europaea, and LSA Fellow. PhD in Linguistics from MIT (1991) Assistant/Associate Professor at UC Irvine (1991-2000) Her research explores language variation through comparative syntax , wh-questions , and interdisciplinary approaches involving the brain. Key projects include Ellipsis Licensing Beyond Syntax (NWO), Understanding Questions (NWO), and Advancing the European Multilingual Experience (FP7 EU). Her work spans Chinese , Bantu , and other languages, addressing phenomena like intervention effects and scope fixation . Her publications include studies on wh-in-situ in Chinese, French, and Bantu languages, emphasizing the role of interfaces and cognitive processes. Awards include membership in KNAW (2017), Academia Europaea, and LSA Fellow status. She has supervised over 20 PhD students and teaches syntax and syntax-semantics interface courses at Leiden University. Her affiliations include the Theoretical Linguistics and Experimental Linguistics groups.

Bianca Bascianoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Chinese Linguistics
• Mandarin Morphology
• Syntax-Semantics Interface
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Bianca Basciano is an Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and North African Studies , Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where she has held the Director's Delegate for Research role since 2023. Her work focuses on Chinese linguistics , particularly Mandarin morphology, syntax, and second language acquisition. Research Areas: Chinese compounding, reduplication, causative constructions, resultative compounds, and language teaching methodologies. Teaching: Offers BA/MA courses in Chinese language and linguistics at Ca' Foscari University. Editorial Roles: Member of the editorial boards for Sinica Venetiana and Lingue e Linguaggio . Research Projects: Principal investigator for the PRIN 2020 project on Italian learners' acquisition of Chinese resultative verbs, with extensive corpus-based analysis. Collaborates with Giorgio Arcodia and other international scholars. Key Themes: Event structure delimitation, Vendlerian verb classes, micro-parametric syntactic variation. Publications: Over 40 works including monographs with Oxford University Press and Bologna University Press. Her methodological approach combines theoretical linguistics with corpus analysis, contributing to the understanding of Chinese as both a linguistic system and a second language acquisition challenge. She has also organized international conferences like the 31st IACL Annual Meeting.

• Phonological Analysis
• African Linguistics
• Tone and Prosody
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Sharon Rose is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, San Diego. She holds a BA (Honors) from the University of Toronto, an MA from Université du Québec à Montréal, and a PhD from McGill University. Her research specializes in phonological analysis and descriptive fieldwork on African languages, particularly Semitic languages of Ethiopia/Eritrea and Kordofanian languages of Sudan. Her research examines phonological phenomena including: Long-distance consonant/vowel harmony Featural affixation and dissimilation Tone-intonation interfaces Grammatical tone in Heiban languages Musical pitch processing in tone language speakers She leads several research groups including the Field Research Lab, Phonetics-Phonology Research Community (PhonCo), and UCSD Phonetics Lab. Professor Rose is currently a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (2025) and an affiliated faculty member with African Studies Minor and Center for Research in Language.

Larry M. Hymanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Phonological Theory
• Tone Systems
• African Linguistics
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Larry M. Hyman is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at University of California, Berkeley, specializing in phonological theory and African language studies. His research analyzes tone systems, Bantu morphophonology, and Niger-Congo historical linguistics. Research focuses on tonal patterns in Bantu languages, morphotactic structures, and historical development of African tone systems. Recent work examines Tiania tonology, Luganda noun phrase prosody, and Runyankore verb morphology. Publications demonstrate methodological rigor in phonological analysis and language documentation, contributing to theoretical understanding of tone, prosody, and morphological complexity in understudied languages. Editorial contributions include honor volumes and theoretical studies advancing autosegmental phonology and morphological analysis.

Gilles-Maurice de Schryverمشاهده پروفایل

استاد پژوهش

• African Linguistics
• Bantu Corpus Linguistics
• Lexicography
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Gilles-Maurice de Schryver is a Research Professor of African Linguistics at Ghent University (since 2015) and an extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria (since 2014). He holds an MSc in Microelectronic Engineering (1995), an MA (1999), and a PhD (2005) in African Languages and Cultures. His research focuses on Bantu corpus linguistics Lexicography (specializing in Swahili, Northern Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa) Artificial intelligence applications in dictionary-making Digital language technology for African languages His recent work examines the intersection of large language models (LLMs) and lexicography, including studies on Swahili corpus evolution (1999-2024) Epistemic modality in Swahili AI-driven translation equivalents Dictionary user behavior analysis Scientific contributions include Award-winning dictionaries for Northern Sotho, Zulu, and Xhosa (Oxford University Press) Leadership as past President of Afrilex (2009-2013) and EURALEX (2018-2021) Founding member of the African Language Technology group Co-facilitator of Americalex-S and Chair of Globalex

Steve Nicolleمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• African languages
• Bible translation
• language change
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Steve Nicolle is a Professor specializing in Linguistics with extensive field experience in African language development and Bible translation. He teaches advanced courses including Discourse Analysis, Semantics & Pragmatics, and Historical & Comparative Linguistics, drawing on decades of practical translation work across East Africa. 1993–1996: D.Phil. in Linguistics, University of York, UK 1992–1993: Postgraduate Certificate in Education (UK teaching qualification) in English as a Second/Foreign Language, University College of North Wales, Bangor, UK 1988–1992: B.A. in Linguistics with Philosophy, University of York, UK Nicolle's research centers on African languages (particularly Bantu languages like Digo), Bible translation methodologies, language change processes, and text-level linguistic analysis. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical translation challenges, emphasizing how cultural context shapes discourse structures and semantic interpretation in low-resource languages. He has direct involvement with over 60 languages including Deaf Sign Languages through his consultancy work. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent focus on eastern Bantu narrative structures (2012-2017), with recurring themes of grammaticalization, demonstrative functions, and discourse analysis applied to translation. His work uniquely combines Bible translation training materials with academic research on language change, demonstrating how theoretical linguistics directly informs practical language development projects in African communities.

Dalina Kallulliمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Theoretical Linguistics
• Comparative Syntax
• Syntactic Variation
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dalina Kallulli is an Associate Professor at the University of Vienna , Department of Linguistics. Since 2012, she has been a leading figure in theoretical and comparative syntax, with a focus on Albanian and Balkan languages . Her work bridges syntax, semantics, and morphology, emphasizing interfaces and universals. Education: PhD in Theoretical Linguistics (University of Durham, 1999), Cand.Philol. in General Linguistics (University of Trondheim, 1995), MA in English (University of Tirana, 1991) Research Interests include grammar theory , comparative syntax , syntax-semantics interfaces , and language cognition . Her publications explore clitic doubling, voice systems, and cross-linguistic morphological phenomena. Notable fellowships include the Hertha Firnberg Fellowship (2004-2007) and APART Fellow (2008-2010). Recent Publications highlight diachronic aspects of voice systems, form copy in wh-dependencies, and the role of diminutives in suppressing root projections. She has been a visiting scholar at institutions like the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and New York University. Awards and Invitations: Hertha Firnberg Fellowship (FWF) APART Fellow (Austrian Academy of Sciences) W3 Professor (acting chair) at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Invited talks at major international conferences (GLOW, DGfS, NELS) Teaching encompasses courses in Theory of Grammar , Introductory Linguistics , and seminars on syntactic typology.

Kriszta Eszter Szendröiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Theoretical Linguistics
• Experimental Linguistics
• Yiddish Linguistics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Professor Kriszta Eszter Szendröi is a distinguished academic at the University of Vienna, where she serves as Professor of Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics within the Faculty of Philology and Cultural Studies. Her extensive teaching portfolio includes courses on morphology, syntax, Yiddish language, and information structure across multiple semesters including upcoming 2025W and 2025S terms. Professor Szendröi's primary research interests span theoretical and experimental linguistics with a specialized focus on Yiddish linguistics. Her groundbreaking work documents significant grammatical changes in Contemporary Hasidic Yiddish (CHY), including the complete loss of morphological gender and case marking across global Hasidic communities. She has conducted extensive fieldwork resulting in over 100 hours of recordings with speakers from Israel, New York, Montreal and London, examining both theoretical linguistic analysis and sociolinguistic context. Her scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on the syntax-prosody interface, particularly regarding focus movement and its acquisition across languages. Szendröi has pioneered research on CHY as a distinct linguistic variety, examining innovations in its pronominal system and the Hebrew/Aramaic component within the language. Her work also extends to community engagement, notably translating critical health information during the COVID-19 pandemic for Hasidic communities worldwide. Professor Szendröi has secured significant research funding through an AHRC-funded project on Contemporary Hasidic Yiddish conducted with Lily Kahn. The project involved international collaboration and extensive fieldwork across multiple countries, resulting in numerous publications in top linguistics journals and edited volumes. She has mentored doctoral students including Riccardo Pulicani (on quantifier raising and information structure) and Cecile Larralde (on focus effects on negation-disjunction interactions). Her collaborative research network spans international institutions, working with scholars from the University of Edinburgh, University of Potsdam, and others on language acquisition studies involving children in Hasidic communities. Professor Szendröi leads the YUNG YiDiSH WIEN initiative, a dedicated space for Yiddish language and culture in Vienna that serves both the academic community and local Yiddish-speaking Orthodox populations. Her research team has made significant contributions to documenting and analyzing Contemporary Hasidic Yiddish as a living, evolving language variety, establishing it as a distinct linguistic phenomenon worthy of scholarly attention.

• African Linguistics
• Language Documentation
• Phonetics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Prof. Roland Kießling is a Professor of African Studies at the University of Hamburg's Faculty of Humanities, affiliated with the Asia-Africa Institute's Department of African and Ethiopian Studies. He has held visiting professorships at the Universities of Bayreuth and Cologne, and served as a DFG Heisenberg Fellow (2001–2006). His research focuses on African languages, particularly Southern Cushitic, Nilotic, Niger-Congo, and Khoisan languages, emphasizing documentation, phonetics, morphosemantics, and language change. Academic Career: Studied at University of Hamburg (African Studies, Phonetics), M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1993, Habilitation 2000 1990–1993: Research Associate in the DFG 'Iraqw Texts' project 1993–1999: Research Assistant at Hamburg's Institute for African and Ethiopian Studies Recipient of the Kurt-Hartwig-Siemers Prize (1995) Since 2006: Full Professor at University of Hamburg Research Interests: Documentation of endangered African languages, phonetic transcription, morphosemantics, language contact, and historical linguistics. Specializes in Cushitic (Southern), Nilotic (Southern), Niger-Congo (South Bantoid), and Khoisan languages including !Xoon. Key Projects (selection): Cluster of Excellence 'Understanding Written Artefacts' (2019–2025) DFG SFB 950 'Manuscript Cultures' (2011–2020), leading subproject C07 on Arabo-Swahili manuscripts DoBeS-funded documentation projects for Bezen (2011–2015) and Datooga motion lexico-grammar (2018–2022) Publications: Over 59 publications including monographs on Isu (West Ring Bantu), edited volumes on African linguistics, and articles in Journal of African Languages and Linguistics , Afrika und Übersee , and others. Recent work explores numeral classifiers, hybrid youth discourse, and tonogenesis. Awards: Kurt-Hartwig-Siemers Prize (1995), Heisenberg Fellowship (2001–2006), and contributions to major linguistic reference works like The Oxford Handbook of African Languages .

Zuzanna Fuchsمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Linguistics
• Psycholinguistics
• Grammatical Gender
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Zuzanna Fuchs is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California (USC) and director of the Psycholinguistics of Mono- and Multilingualism Lab (PoMMLab). Her research focuses on noun categorization systems—including grammatical gender, animacy, and noun classes—using formal and psycholinguistic methods to investigate how these categories are represented in grammar, stored in the mental lexicon, and accessed during real-time agreement processing. She studies both monolingual and bilingual speakers, with a particular emphasis on heritage speakers. Her work integrates experimental methods like eye-tracking and the Visual World Paradigm to explore linguistic phenomena in Polish, Russian, Turkish, and Spanish. Key research areas include the processing of agreement features, morphological decomposition in heritage languages, and the interplay between grammatical and semantic factors in real-time language processing. Upcoming presentations include a plenary talk at the 2025 Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics conference and a panel discussion at the 16th Heritage Language Research Institute. Her research has been featured in media outlets such as LAist’s AirTalk and USC Dornsife News. As lab director, Fuchs oversees studies on language acquisition, bilingualism, and the cognitive mechanisms underlying linguistic representation. Her lab actively engages participants in studies exploring noun categorization systems and heritage language maintenance.

Mohamed Mwamzandiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• African Linguistics
• Swahili Language Studies
• Corpus Linguistics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Mohamed Mwamzandi is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He specializes in African linguistics and Swahili language education, emphasizing the role of Swahili as a lingua franca in East and Central Africa. His research focuses on corpus linguistics, computational linguistics, pragmatics, and morpho-syntax, with recent work addressing counter violent extremism through language and community engagement. Dr. Mwamzandi holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington, an M.A. in Languages and Linguistics from Egerton University (Kenya), and a Certificate in African Language Pedagogy from Indiana University. His teaching integrates linguistic theory with practical applications, such as providing translation services to Swahili-speaking immigrant communities in the Research Triangle. His research employs corpus analysis tools to study Swahili syntax and pragmatics, including studies on demonstratives, conditional constructions, and reciprocal structures. He also explores the strategic use of Swahili in Kenya’s counter-terrorism efforts, advocating for multilingual approaches to security. His publications appear in journals like Studies in African Linguistics and conference proceedings such as the Southeast African Languages and Literatures Forum. Though no formal awards are listed, his work bridges academic research with real-world applications, particularly in language preservation, community service, and policy-oriented language studies.

Jeff Goodمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Morphosyntactic Typology
• Niger-Congo Languages
• Language Documentation
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Jeff Good is a Professor of Linguistics at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in morphosyntactic typology, Niger-Congo languages, and language documentation. His research focuses on Bantu languages, particularly the Bantoid sub-branch in Cameroon's Lower Fungom region, and involves collaboration through the KPAAM-CAM project. He also studies Saramaccan, an Atlantic creole, and explores multivariate methods in morphosyntactic analysis. Good is actively involved in developing documentation methods for multilingual societies, emphasizing digital tools and ethical practices. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied documentation, addressing challenges in sociolinguistic contexts and language revitalization. Key Projects: KPAAM-CAM, Bantu Final Vowel reconstruction, Cameroonian Grassfields language contact. Methodological Contributions: Digital documentation frameworks, metadata standards (e.g., SGML markup for Bantu dictionaries). Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Geographers, sociologists, and computer scientists in Lower Fungom studies. Good's research integrates historical linguistics, typological analysis, and sociolinguistic methodologies. His recent work examines language change in multilingual settings and the role of social semiosis in intentional language evolution. He advocates for inclusive documentation practices that respect community needs, particularly in public health contexts for minority languages.

Brent Hendersonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Morphosyntax
• Bantu Languages
• Language Documentation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Brent Henderson is the Chair and Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Florida. His research focuses on morphosyntax, particularly case, agreement, applicatives, and possessive constructions in Bantu languages. He also leads projects in language documentation of endangered languages, especially the Chimiini language in urban and refugee communities, and explores the intersection of language revitalization with healthcare in Guatemala through collaborations with the Kaqchikel healthcare NGO Wuqu’ Kawoq. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied fields, emphasizing community-based approaches to language preservation. Key research themes include linguistic typology, endangered language documentation, and the sociocultural dimensions of language use in marginalized communities. Dr. Henderson’s publications span syntactic theory, language endangerment, and interdisciplinary studies linking language to health equity. He advocates for collaborative frameworks that integrate linguistic research with community development goals.

• Linguistics
• Lexicography
• Terminography
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Jean B. Ntakirutimana is an Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Brock University, Faculty of Humanities. His expertise spans linguistics, lexicography, and computational language processing, with a focus on African and French linguistic systems. He has taught courses such as Intermediate French, Phonetics & Phonology, and Linguistic Approach to Textual Analysis. Education: Ph.D. and M.A. in Linguistics, University of Montreal B.A. in African Linguistics and Literatures with specialization in First and Second Language Teaching, University of Bujumbura Research Interests: Ntakirutimana’s interdisciplinary research explores the multi-level structure of language, from phonetics to textual databases. He focuses on lexicography, terminography, corpus linguistics, machine translation, and ecolinguistics. His work often addresses the application of new technologies (NICT) to language analysis and education, particularly in Bantu languages like Kinyarwanda. Articles Trends: His publications emphasize computational linguistics, with contributions to ambiguity resolution in translation software, lexicography models, and sociolinguistic studies in African languages. Earlier work includes foundational research on French lexicography and language contact in Bantu systems. Awards: No scientific awards explicitly mentioned. Advising & Grants: While no formal advising or grants are listed, Ntakirutimana has actively contributed to academic development through teaching and presenting at conferences such as the African Day Symposium (2006), CAUCTF-APFUCC Congress (2008), and the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) Spring Symposium (2008). Labs & Teams: Engaged with interdisciplinary teams at Brock University, including collaborations with Profs. B. Allouche and P. Bessler during a 2009 colloquium. Active in the HRI and within his department’s research initiatives.