Prof. Dr. Ewa Dąbrowska holds the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship in the Chair of Language and Cognition at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg. Her research spans cognitive linguistics, language acquisition, and individual differences in linguistic knowledge. Research Interests : Formulaic language in L1 acquisition and adult language processing The nature of linguistic generalizations through chunk-based grammar Individual differences in grammatical and lexical knowledge among native and L2 speakers Intersections of literacy, language structure, and cognitive fluency Scientific Awards & Funding : Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grant for a 5-year project on individual differences AHRC-funded corpus-experimental study on complex syntactic constructions Team Members : Dr. Miguel Llompart Garcia, Elodie Winckel, Ashley Blake, Magdalena Grose-Hodge, Panagiotis Kenanidis, Leonarda Prela, Richenda Wright.
Dobrinka Genevska-Hanke is affiliated with the University of Oldenburg , specifically the School of Linguistics and Cultural Studies and the Institute for English and American Studies . Her work focuses on core areas of linguistics, including language acquisition, attrition, and typology. Research Interests: Language Acquisition (L2 grammar), First Language Attrition, Learnability, Multilingual Development, Heritage Languages, Language Typology, and Language Change. Contact Information: Office A6 2-211; Email: dobrinka.genevska.hanke@uol.de ; Phone: +49 441 798 3191. Consultation hours are available via Stud.IP.
Professor Artemis Alexiadou is a distinguished linguist serving as Director of the Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics (ZAS) and holding an S-Professorship in General Linguistics at the Institute of German Language and Linguistics, Humboldt University of Berlin. She has been affiliated with ZAS and the Institute of German Language and Linguistics since October 1, 2022. Her academic journey began with a degree in Philology specializing in Linguistics from the University of Athens (1986-1990), followed by an MA in Linguistics from the University of Reading (1990-1991), and culminated in a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Universität Potsdam (1994). Professor Alexiadou's research focuses on theoretical syntax and morphology, with particular expertise in syntax and its interfaces with morphology, the lexicon and interpretation, Diachronic Syntax, Language Breakdown and Development, and Heritage Languages. Her work has significantly advanced our understanding of nominalization, verbal alternations, and the syntax-morphology interface. She has held prestigious positions including Professor of Theoretical and English Linguistics at the University of Stuttgart (2002-2015) before moving to Humboldt University. Her recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on Heritage Greek linguistics, examining phenomena such as gender agreement, aspect, and the plural indefinite article across different registers. The publication trends indicate a growing focus on experimental and comparative approaches to heritage language phenomena, particularly in the Greek diaspora communities in the USA and Germany. This reflects her leadership in the Research Unit on (Experimental) Syntax and Heritage Languages (RUESHeL). Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2014) Doctor honoris causa from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2016) Member of the Leopoldina, National Academy of Sciences (2014) Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (2018) ERC Synergy Grant LeibnizDream (2021-2026) Professor Alexiadou has supervised numerous research projects and currently leads the ERC Synergy Grant LeibnizDream project, which investigates how language compresses thought structures. She serves on multiple scientific boards including the International Research Network Heritage Languages in Europe and the DFG Review Board 104 Sprachwissenschaften. Her editorial work includes membership on the boards of Glossa, Linguistic Inquiry, and Syntax, among others. She directs the Compressor Team at Humboldt University, which focuses on language acquisition and processing.
