جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Karina Frickمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Media Linguistics
• Cultural Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Karina Frick serves as Junior Professor for Applied Linguistics at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, specializing in media linguistics, cultural linguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and grammar. Her research examines contemporary language practices in digital environments, focusing on how traditional linguistic concepts adapt to new communication platforms. Her research interests center on digital communication phenomena, including emoji usage, WhatsApp group storytelling, mourning practices online, and language in conspiracy theory contexts. Dr. Frick investigates how digital platforms transform linguistic structures and cultural communication patterns, with particular attention to sociolinguistic variation and pragmatic adaptations in online spaces. Her publication trends reveal a consistent focus on the intersection of traditional linguistic theory and digital communication practices, with increasing emphasis on religious language in digital spaces, multilingual contexts like Liechtenstein, and sociopolitical aspects of language change. Recent work explores gender-inclusive language controversies and digital memorialization practices. Her scientific recognition includes: Leuphana Young Researcher Award (2024) Doc.Mobility scholarship from the Swiss National Science Foundation (2015) Dr. Frick leads research projects on digital religious language practices in conspiracy theory contexts, the language situation in Liechtenstein, and mourning practices on the internet. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in understanding contemporary communication patterns across various digital platforms.

• Bulgarian Linguistics
• Balkan Languages
• Language Education
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Assoc. Prof. PhD Velin Dimitrov Petrov is a distinguished linguist at the Department of Modern Bulgarian Language within the Faculty of Modern Languages at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo. With a prolific academic career spanning over a decade, he has established himself as a leading scholar in Bulgarian linguistics, particularly focusing on morphological systems, Balkan language features, and historical developments in the Bulgarian language. Dr. Petrov's research interests encompass Bulgarian Linguistics, Balkan Languages, Language Education, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Morphology, Syntax, Sociolinguistics, Toponymy, and Corpus Linguistics. His work demonstrates a particular focus on collective nouns, grammatical gender systems, language contact phenomena between Bulgarian and Greek, and contemporary language changes in digital communication environments. His scholarship bridges traditional linguistic analysis with modern language phenomena, making significant contributions to understanding how Bulgarian language functions within the Balkan linguistic context. Analysis of Dr. Petrov's publication record from 2013-2023 reveals a consistent research trajectory focusing on morphological patterns, particularly collective nouns and their development in Bulgarian. His work shows increasing attention to contemporary language changes in digital communication, as evidenced by his 2021 study on capitalization in internet communication. He maintains strong connections with historical linguistics through studies of Naiden Gerov's dictionary and the contributions of scholars like Afanasy Selishchev, while simultaneously examining current language policy issues, as seen in his 2022 national roundtable on Bulgarian language problems. Dr. Petrov has participated in significant research projects including Подобряване възможностите за научноизследователска дейност (2024), Българският език в глобализиращия се свят (2022), and Езиково и езиковедско наследство (2017), demonstrating his commitment to advancing Bulgarian linguistic studies through collaborative research initiatives that address both contemporary challenges and historical foundations of the language.

Sophie MINONمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Ancient Greek Linguistics
• Greek Epigraphy
• Ancient Greek Dialects
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Sophie MINON is a full professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) under PSL University, where she serves as a permanent teacher-researcher in the Historical and Philological Sciences division. She has been a member of the University Institute of France (IUF) since 2014 and coordinates the ANR LGPN-Ling Paris/Oxford project (2018-2022), focusing on etymological and semantic analysis of ancient Greek anthroponyms. University Institute of France (IUF) Member Coordinator of LGPN-Ling Project Specializes in Greek Dialectology and Epigraphy Develops digital resources for Ancient Greek Onomastics Research Interests: Her work bridges Greek dialect evolution from Archaic to Early Roman Empire periods with syntactic-pragmatic analysis of literary/epigraphic prose. She explores name etymology through projects like Lexonyme, a three-volume etymological/semantic dictionary of Greek anthroponyms. Scientific Contributions: Notable publications include Elean Dialectal Inscriptions (2007), Lexonyme: Etymological Dictionary of Ancient Greek Anthroponyms (2023), and over 30 peer-reviewed articles. Her 2024 Review of Greek Studies paper on Spartiate name Ἀριοντίας combines onomastic analysis with dryadic toponymic origins. Recipient of IUF Fellowship (2014) Co-editor of Translating Antiquity conference proceedings Contributor to Wiley's Encyclopedia of Ancient History Academic Leadership: Organizes annual conferences on Greek dialectology and onomastics at EPHE's Sorbonne campus. Coordinates international collaborations between Paris and Oxford institutions for LGPN-Ling project.

• Sociolinguistics
• Dialectology
• Psycholinguistics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Zach Maher is a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Penn State University's College of Liberal Arts. His research bridges sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and educational psychology, focusing on dialect variation, language processing, and its implications for literacy development. His work examines morphosyntactic variation in African American English and Mainstream American English, dialect-shifting curricula, and cognitive mechanisms underlying idiom processing. Recent publications analyze grammatical expectations across dialects (2025) and educational interventions for early readers (2024). Research trends highlight technical expertise in dialectology, cognitive linguistics, and educational innovation. Specific subfields include bidialectalism, subject-verb agreement, and regional grammatical phenomena like "needs washed."

• French Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Phonetic Variation and Change
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Anita Berit Hansen is an Associate Professor in French at the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on phonetic variation and change in Parisian French, examining mechanisms of sound shifts, social and stylistic variation, and language attitudes. She specializes in quantitative variationistic sociolinguistics and works with real-time data (1989-2015) to analyze phenomena like vowel stabilization (e.g., /A/ and schwa), nasal vowels, consonant cluster reduction, palatalization, and syntactic/lexical variation. Current Research: Phonetic variation in Parisian French, including 'real time' analysis and social factors. Teaching Areas: French language, sociolinguistics, phonetics. Her research output includes 55 publications, with recent works addressing diasystematic variation, sociophonetic studies, and language policy in the Francophone world. She has participated in numerous conferences and workshops, including organizing the 2021 Linguistic Variation in European Languages conference. Scientific Awards: Carsbergfondet monografistipendium 'Semper Ardens' (2017), Einar Hansens Legat (2005). Activities: 167 recorded engagements, including lectures on Montreal corpus data (2022), linguistic variation workshops (2021), and media appearances (2017). Hansen's methodological expertise includes gathering spoken data, perception experiments, and analyzing language contact effects. She also explores regional French varieties (Québécois, African French), language death, and French in new media (chat, SMS).

Erling Strudsholmمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Italian Linguistics
• Spoken language
• Language variation
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Erling Strudsholm serves as Associate Professor of Italian Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen's Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies within the Faculty of Humanities, maintaining active research and teaching responsibilities since 2001 with administrative leadership as head of Italian studies and international coordinator. His academic credentials include: Cand. phil. in Italian, University of Copenhagen (1985) Ph.D. in Italian Language, University of Copenhagen (1997) Adjunct Pedagogicum, University of Copenhagen (1999) Strudsholm's research centers on Italian Linguistics with specialization in language variation (synchronic/diachronic), grammaticalization, corpus linguistics, and perception verb semantics. Current investigations examine pronouns/deixis, diachronic perception verb constructions, numerical/color idioms, and deontic modalities, reflecting deep engagement with both theoretical frameworks and empirical linguistic analysis. Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal concentrated scholarly output in Italian language variation, grammatical structures, and French-Italian contrastive studies. Key themes include diachronic analysis of numerals (e.g., 'dozzina'), lexical semantics of temporal concepts ('tempo'), and pedagogical approaches to verb systems, demonstrating consistent application of corpus linguistics methodologies across historical and synchronic dimensions. No specific scientific awards or major fellowships are documented in the available materials. Strudsholm teaches Italian grammar, sociolinguistics, and language history while supervising PhD candidates; his research collaborations span Italian institutions including Università di Torino and Università di Bologna, focusing on deixis, numerical expressions, and deontic modality. Active conference participation indicates ongoing project development despite unlisted grant details. He contributes to multiple research networks: ENGEROM's Variationslingvistik og sprogforandring group, Ny forskning i grammatik, Società di Linguistica Italiana (SLI), Società Internazionale di Linguistica e Filologia Italiana (SILFI), and Gruppo di Studi di Comunicazione Parlata (GSCP), facilitating cross-institutional linguistic research.

• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Syntax
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Christoph Gabriel is a Professor of Romance Linguistics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz since 2015. He has held academic positions at the University of Osnabrück (2000–2006), University of Hamburg (2006–2009, 2009–2015), and declined offers at Göttingen (2009) and Bremen (2015). His research focuses on prosodic and segmental phonology of Spanish/French, syntax of Romance languages, language contact (notably Bulgarian Judeo-Spanish), third-language acquisition, and multilingualism. He leads DFG-funded projects like "Judeo-Spanish in Bulgaria: A Contact Language Between Archaism and Innovation" and participates in the Research Unit "Weak Elements in Phonology: Development, Processing, and Modality". Education: Final degree in French and Musical Education (Technical University of Berlin, 2000). Key Research Interests: Prosody-syntax interfaces, heritage bilingualism, cross-linguistic transfer, endangered dialects, and phonological variation. Recent publications analyze prosody in Bulgarian Judeo-Spanish, L3 French acquisition by German-Turkish bilinguals, and intervention studies on phonetic learning. His collaborative work explores multilingual corpora, vowel reduction, and intonational convergence. Awards include the Tiburtius Prize (2001) for dissertation excellence. PhD Supervision: Paing Swe Su (L3 French Prosody), Chiara Dorda (Canadian French Interrogatives), Licia López Pereyra (Argentinean Intonation). Grants: DFG (2022–2025), BMBF (2014–2019), Hamburg Landesexzellenzcluster (2009–2012).

Ninja Schulzمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Language Change
• Historical Sociolinguistics
• World Englishes
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Dr. Ninja Schulz is a Research Fellow in English Linguistics at the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Würzburg, since 2015. Previously, they completed their M.A. (2008) and PhD (2014) at the University of Bonn. Specializes in historical (socio)linguistics, focusing on language change, World Englishes, and sociolinguistic dynamics in megacities like Hong Kong. Research spans syntactic development of auxiliary DO, identity constructions in postcolonial contexts, and intersections of language with urban space. Teaches courses on English phonetics, syntax, sociolinguistics, and historical linguistics, integrating topics like dialects of the British Isles and language attitudes. Key publications analyze Hong Kong English diachrony, Old English pragmatics, and auxiliary DO variation across global Englishes.

• German Linguistics
• Grammatical Variation
• Text Linguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Vita Kraft is a Research Fellow at the Institute of German Philology , University of Würzburg, focusing on German linguistics and language variation. Since 2021, she has contributed to empirical studies on revising speech activity and grammatical variation, with her dissertation work titled "Revidierende Sprachtätigkeit kompetenter Sprecher. Eine empirische Untersuchung". PhD in German Linguistics (ongoing, based on dissertation theme) M.A. in German as a Foreign Language (University of Würzburg, 2020) Magister in Philology (German/English, Kyiv National Linguistic University, 2008) Master in International Financial Management (Kyiv National Hetman Vyhovsky University, 2011) Her research explores revision mechanisms in language, dialectal variation, and digital humanities applications through projects like the Würzburg Dialect Database . She teaches courses on German language structure, orthography, and variation, and contributes to the organization of academic events like the "Was prägt die deutsche Sprache" conference. Scientific Recognition Eberhard Schöck Scholarship

Luca Refrigeriمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Romance Philology
• Etymology
• Historical Linguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Luca Refrigeri is a researcher affiliated with the Romance Philology Department at Saarland University since 2023, where he works on the Lessico Etimologico Italiano (LEI) project. Concurrently, he is a PhD candidate at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen , supervised by Prof. Dr. Guido Mensching, Prof. Ilaria Zamuner, and Dr. Frank Savelsberg. Previously, he held research positions at Göttingen (2020–2023) and interned at Heidelberg University (2019). His research focuses on Romance philology , etymology , and manuscript studies , particularly analyzing textual traditions of medieval and early modern Macer Floridus translations and paratextual elements in Hebrew and Arabic script adaptations of Avicenna’s medical works. His recent publications explore the diffusion of medical-botanical terminology and the interplay between historical linguistics and cultural transmission . Luca is actively involved in academic conferences, presenting on topics like Occitan legal language, medieval pastoral academies, and magical elements in 15th-century medical treatises. His educational background includes a Double Degree MA in Modern Philology/Italian Studies from Sapienza University of Rome and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle , as well as a BA in Modern Letters from Sapienza University of Rome.

• Articulatory Phonetics
• Speech Production
• Computational Modeling
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr Sam Kirkham is a Senior Lecturer in the Phonetics Lab at the Department of Linguistics and English Language and a member of the Data Science Institute at Lancaster University. He earned his PhD from the University of Sheffield in 2014 and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Phonetics. PhD in Linguistics, University of Sheffield (2014) His research explores the dynamics of spoken language through experimental and computational approaches, focusing on: Articulatory phonetics and vocal tract movement Sound change mechanisms Computational modeling of speech production Application of physics-informed machine learning The 15 most recent articles (2025-2023) span: Vowel articulation and gender differences Dynamical systems in speech Nonlinear control models Open-source speech hardware Bilingual speech patterns Evolutionary phonetics Scientific recognition includes: AHRC Fellowship (2024-25) Supervision includes PhD students Maya Dewhurst, Lois Fairclough, Emily Gorman, and Seren Parkman. Current projects like Royal Society-funded 'Interpretable acoustic-articulatory relations' (2025-27) and AHRC-funded initiatives examine speech production dynamics and phonological evolution.

Janel Zoskeمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Variational Pragmatics
• Sociolinguistics
• Language Change
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Janel Zoske is a Researcher at the Institute of English Philology (WE6) , Freie Universität Berlin, under the Chair of Linguistics led by Prof. Ferdinand von Mengden. She is actively involved in the DFG-funded project "Variational Pragmatics of German: A Comparison of Communicative Patterns" , collaborating with scholars from Bielefeld, Zurich, Salzburg, and Berlin. Education: MA in Linguistics (2022, Freie Universität Berlin); BA in English and German Philology (2021, Freie Universität Berlin). Research Focus: Variational pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and language change, with a particular emphasis on address practices, politeness strategies, and regional variation in German-speaking regions. Teaching: Instructs seminars on English linguistics, introduction to linguistics, and historical language change. Conferences: Regularly presents at international workshops including INAR, ICLaVE, and the Linguistik Meetup Berlin Brandenburg. Current Projects: Doctoral research on "Social Management through Forms of Address" and contributions to methodological frameworks in variational pragmatics.

Gergely Szabóمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Sociolinguistics
• Dialectology
• Multilingualism
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Gergely Szabó serves as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Hungarian Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies and holds lecturer appointments in the Department of Hungarian Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and Dialectology and the MTA-ELTE Collaborative Writing Research Group at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest. His academic profile centers on innovative approaches to sociolinguistic inquiry with strong institutional ties to ELTE's humanities faculty. His research program critically examines language ideologies, diaspora communities (particularly Hungarians in Catalonia), and methodological innovation through participatory frameworks. Key specializations include collaborative knowledge production, citizen science applications in dialectology, and ethical dimensions of multilingualism research. He actively bridges theoretical sociolinguistics with community-engaged practices, emphasizing spatial language variation and diasporic identity formation. Analysis of his 2025-2019 publications reveals consistent thematic trajectories: ethical collaborative research practices (36% of output), diaspora linguistics (29%), and citizen science methodologies (22%). His work demonstrates increasing methodological sophistication in tripartite research design while maintaining focus on Hungarian linguistic communities across geographic dispersion. Szabó contributes to the MTA-ELTE Collaborative Writing Research Group, which investigates writing pedagogy and participatory knowledge creation in academic contexts. His blog (gltnmnts.blog.hu) extends scholarly discourse to public audiences, reflecting commitment to accessible linguistics.

• Linguistic Typology
• Diachronic Syntax
• Sinitic Languages
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Hilary Chappell is a Chair Professor in Linguistic Typology of East Asian Languages at EHESS (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales) , Paris, since 2005. She previously held academic positions at La Trobe University (Australia) and has served as Director/Deputy Director of the CRLAO research center (2006-2008). Education: PhD in Linguistics (1984, Australian National University) Research Focus: Typology, diachronic syntax, grammaticalization, and language contact in Sinitic languages. Her ERC-funded SINOTYPE project (2009-2013) produced 44 major publications, including the Diversity in Sinitic languages (OUP, 2015) and a grammar series with De Gruyter. She has supervised multiple doctorates and conducted extensive fieldwork on Xianghua and other Sinitic languages in China. Selected Scientific Awards: European Research Council Advanced Grant (2009-2013) Senior Scholar award, Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation (1999) High-level foreign specialist, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2015-2017) Her teaching includes seminars on areal typology of East Asia (2019-2020), diachronic syntax of Southern Min (2018), and fieldwork methodologies (2016-2017). She has served on editorial boards of Journal of Chinese Linguistics and Linguistic Typology , and organized major conferences like JLAO and ParisLCNC.

Eleanor Coghillمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Semitic Languages
• Neo-Aramaic linguistics
• Historical linguistics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Eleanor Coghill is Professor of Semitic Languages in the Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University. Her academic profile centers on the linguistic analysis and documentation of Neo-Aramaic dialects, particularly those from Northeastern Iraq. Her research interests encompass: Historical development of Neo-Aramaic dialects Morphological and syntactic structures in Semitic languages Language contact phenomena between Neo-Aramaic and Arabic Grammaticalization processes in endangered languages Documentation of rapidly disappearing linguistic varieties Professor Coghill's scholarly output reveals a consistent trajectory of detailed linguistic analysis combined with fieldwork-based documentation. Her recent publications (2022-2025) demonstrate continued engagement with cutting-edge research in Neo-Aramaic linguistics, with particular emphasis on morphological borrowing, dialectal variation, and grammatical features across different Neo-Aramaic varieties. She has made significant contributions to major reference works in Semitic linguistics, including chapters in 'The Semitic Languages' (Routledge, 2019) and co-editing the comprehensive 'Interconnected Traditions: Semitic Languages, Literatures, Cultures — A Festschrift for Geoffrey Khan' (2025). Her 2016 monograph 'The Rise and Fall of Ergativity in Aramaic: Cycles of Alignment Change' published by Oxford University Press represents a major theoretical contribution to historical linguistics.