جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Psycholinguistics
• Experimental Pragmatics
• Language Comprehension
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Radim Lacina, Ph.D., serves as Assistant Professor at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts with dual appointments in the Department of Czech Language and Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages. His academic trajectory includes research positions at Osnabrück University and University of Potsdam prior to his current role. His educational foundation comprises a 2025 Ph.D. in Cognitive Science (magna cum laude) from Osnabrück University, where his dissertation examined scalar implicatures and focus processing. This followed a 2020 M.Sc. in Psychology of Language (With Distinction) from the University of Edinburgh and a 2019 B.A. in Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics (First Class) from the University of Oxford. Lacina's research investigates real-time language comprehension mechanisms, specializing in how contextual information integrates during utterance processing. His experimental pragmatics work centers on Czech language phenomena including scalar diversity, focus alternatives, negation effects, and agreement attraction illusions through behavioral methodologies. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a cohesive research program examining morphosyntactic processing in Czech, particularly agreement phenomena and scalar implicatures. His methodological approach combines probe recognition, lexical decision, and speeded acceptability paradigms to bridge theoretical linguistics with cognitive science, with significant contributions to understanding cross-linguistic variation in language processing. Current research activities include participation in the "Lexikon a gramatika češtiny V" project (2025) as MU Researcher and prior involvement in the LangInLife project. His international collaborations span the Scales in Language Processing and Acquisition project at Osnabrück University and University of Potsdam, plus a 2024 visiting academic position at Oxford's Faculty of Linguistics. He maintains active teaching responsibilities including Psycholinguistics, Pragmatics, and the Roman Jakobson Linguistic Seminar across multiple academic terms, with office hours available in-person (D.413) or online by appointment.

• South Slavic Literatures
• Comics Studies
• Translation Studies
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Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Slavic Studies within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. His academic profile combines teaching expertise in South Slavic languages with specialized research in Yugoslavian comics and contemporary Balkan literatures, supported by certification as a court interpreter for Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian languages since 2019. Dr. Pilch completed his academic formation at Masaryk University with a Ph.D. in Theory and History of Slavic Literatures (2021), preceded by Mgr. (2013) and Bc. (2011) degrees in Croatian Language and Literature, and a Bc. in Czech Language and Literature (2010). His graduate theses examined linguistic taboos and translation challenges across Slavic languages, establishing foundations for his current scholarly trajectory. His research centers on Yugoslavian comics history and contemporary Serbian literary production, with significant contributions to translation studies and Balkan cultural analysis. Methodologically, Pilch integrates textual criticism with sociolinguistic frameworks, particularly examining swearing as cross-cultural communication barriers. His fieldwork includes academic residencies at Dubrovnik's Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (2014, 2016) and Belgrade University (2015), focusing on language policy and literary traditions within South Slavic contexts. Analysis of Pilch's 2023-2025 publications reveals expanding interdisciplinary engagement, from core comics studies (e.g., Kája Saudek's narrative techniques) to emerging digital humanities applications (AI in language pedagogy) and urban cultural studies (Brno pub transformations). His work consistently addresses intercultural communication challenges across Slavic linguistic spaces, with increasing attention to visual narrative forms and contemporary cultural phenomena. Dr. Pilch received recognition in 2014 through an Honorable Mention in the Jiří Levý Competition for his Croatian literary translation. Jiří Levý Competition - Honorable Mention (2014) As a supervisor, he currently guides master's theses including research on cybertext variables in Czech-Russian language comparison. His grant portfolio demonstrates sustained institutional support through Masaryk University's Specific Research program since 2021, with principal investigator roles in projects examining Slavic cultural border zones (2023-2025), historical epochs in Slavic cultures (2022), and professional writing for Slavic scholars (2022). Slavic Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the Border of Three Civilizations (MUNI/A/1632/2024) Identity, equivalence and otherness in Slavic languages (MUNI/A/1479/2023) Ideology in Slavic Literatures and Cultures (MUNI/A/1349/2022) Historical Epochs in Slavic Cultures (MUNI/A/1335/2022) Pilch actively contributes to scholarly communities through the Brno-based Porta Balkanica association and co-organization of the annual Croatianist Meetings in Brno, fostering regional networks in South Slavic studies while maintaining collaborative ties with Dubrovnik's academic institutions and Belgrade University's summer programs.

• Syntax
• Morphology
• Typology
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Pavel Caha is an Associate Professor at the Department of Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, where he also serves as Vice-Dean for Research and Project Activities. His academic career spans theoretical linguistics with a focus on syntax and morphology, particularly within the Nanosyntax framework. Dr. Caha received his PhD from CASTL in Tromsø. His educational background has prepared him for advanced research in linguistic theory and cross-linguistic analysis, with particular expertise in Czech language structures. Dr. Caha's primary research interests center around syntax, morphology, and typology, with a particular focus on the Nanosyntax framework. His work investigates morphological puzzles through the lens of syntactic decomposition, examining phenomena such as allomorphy, syncretism, case marking, and degree expressions. He has made significant contributions to understanding how morphological patterns can be explained through syntactic operations, challenging traditional boundaries between syntax and morphology. His research often bridges theoretical linguistics with empirical analysis of specific languages, particularly Czech but also extending to diverse languages like Russian, Tamil, and Dutch. His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on morphological theory within the Nanosyntax framework, with particular attention to allomorphy, syncretism, and case systems. His work demonstrates how seemingly complex morphological patterns can be derived from simpler syntactic operations. There's a clear progression in his research from foundational work on Czech morphology to broader theoretical contributions and cross-linguistic applications. His collaborative work with researchers like Karen De Clercq and Guido Vanden Wyngaerd has been particularly influential in advancing the Nanosyntax framework. Dr. Caha has been recognized for his academic contributions through multiple research grants and invitations to present at prestigious institutions including MIT and Stanford. His leadership roles and successful grant acquisitions demonstrate recognition within the academic community. As a supervisor, Dr. Caha has successfully guided several PhD students to completion, including Maria Cortiula (2023), Lucie Janků (2022), Fenna Bergsma (2021), and Veronika Kloudová (2020). His grant portfolio includes significant projects such as 'A life with Language: the nature and ontogeny of linguistic communication' (2025-2028), 'Stem Morphology' (2025-2027), and 'Case marking in subordinate clauses' (2022-2024), demonstrating sustained research funding and leadership in his field. Dr. Caha is actively involved in the academic community through editorial board memberships at journals including Open Slavic Linguistics, Continua (Penn State), The Rivista, and Textbooks in Language Sciences. He was a member of the Academic Senate at the Faculty of Arts from 2021-2023. His work continues to shape theoretical approaches to morphology and syntax, particularly through the development and application of the Nanosyntax framework.

• Speech Science
• Phonetics
• Clinical Linguistics
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Tanja Kocjančič Antolík is a researcher at the Institute of Phonetics, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague. She obtained her Ph.D. in Speech Science from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and holds an MSc in Clinical Linguistics and a BA in Speech and Language Therapy. Her academic and research career includes a postdoctoral fellowship at the Laboratory of Phonetics and Phonology, CNRS/University Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, and prior research under the Marie Curie Actions program at the University of Edinburgh. Education: Ph.D. in Speech Science, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK (2010) MSc in European Master in Clinical Linguistics, Universität Potsdam, Germany (2006) BA in Speech and Language Therapy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (2004) Her research centers on motor speech disorders and second language pronunciation, with a focus on real-time ultrasound tongue imaging (UTI) for articulatory analysis and visual feedback in speech therapy. She investigates how speech production and perception interact, particularly in clinical populations and L2 learners. Her work integrates acoustic, articulatory, and perceptual methodologies to understand and remediate speech sound distortions. Her recent publications show a consistent trend in applying ultrasound imaging to L2 vowel remediation, clinical dysarthria, and cross-linguistic phonetic analysis. She has explored vowel production in French, Czech, Slovenian, and endangered Sino-Tibetan languages, demonstrating both clinical and descriptive phonetic expertise. Scientific Contributions: Principal Investigator, "Ultrasound tongue imaging for speech sound learning and remediation" (2018–2020) Ongoing research on articulation disorders in Czech children (2013–2025) Extensive publication record in journals such as Language and Speech , Journal of Second Language Pronunciation , and Journal of the International Phonetic Association Regular participation in major phonetics conferences including ICPhS, Interspeech, and Ultrafest She teaches courses on corrective pronunciation of Czech for foreigners using ultrasound technology. She is actively involved in research grants and collaborative projects but no specific student advisees or scientific awards are listed in the provided texts. She leads research integrating clinical and technological approaches to enhance speech clarity in both impaired and non-native speakers. Laboratory and Research Group: She is a core member of the Institute of Phonetics at Charles University, collaborating with researchers such as Tomáš Bořil, Jan Volín, and Radek Skarnitzl. Her work is part of broader initiatives like VoCS (Voice Communication Science) and UTILE (Pronunciation Training – Practical Guidelines).

• Speaker Recognition
• Biomedical Image Analysis
• Signal Processing
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Johan Andréas Rohdin is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia , Faculty of Information Technology , Brno University of Technology. His research focuses on Speaker Recognition , Biomedical Image Analysis , and Signal Processing , with applications in forensic speaker comparison and retinal disease diagnosis. University: Brno University of Technology Role: Assistant Professor Research Groups: Speech Data Mining Research Group, BUT Speech@FIT His work addresses speaker diarization , embedding extractor optimization , and automated retinal symmetry analysis using GANs. Recent publications emphasize self-supervised learning, anti-spoofing techniques, and forensic multimodal datasets. Key projects include contributions to NIST Speaker Recognition Evaluations and development of the ROXSD multimodal dataset. He actively collaborates with the Speech Data Mining Research Group and participates in doctoral examination commissions.

• German as a Foreign Language (DaF/DaZ)
• Literature and Aesthetic Media
• Language Teaching Methodology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Ursula Renate Riedner serves as Associate Professor in the Department of German, Nordic and Dutch Studies at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts. She actively participates in academic governance as member of the Program Board for German Language and Literature programs (Bachelor's, Master's, and Secondary Teacher Education) and the Industry Council for Germanic literature. Her research centers on German as a Foreign/Second Language (DaF/DaZ) with specialization in literature-aesthetic media integration, creative writing pedagogy, and critical approaches to language teaching. She develops innovative resources for handling sensitive topics like hurtful language through May Ayim's work, and explores memory studies in postcolonial contexts (particularly South Africa). Her scholarship bridges theoretical reflection with practical classroom applications. Recent publications (2022-2025) reveal strong thematic continuity: creative-poetic language co-creation, digital transformation of language teaching through open-source didactics, and interdisciplinary frameworks at the language-literature-aesthetic media interface. She consistently addresses contemporary challenges in adult education while advancing theoretical foundations in subjectivity-oriented didactics. As thesis supervisor, she guides Master's students at the language-literature-aesthetic media nexus. Her collaborative projects include the DHOCH3 Module 10 team and international partnerships with scholars like Michael Dobstadt, Katharina Herzig, and Valeria Vasquez, producing classroom materials for Roman Hodel's works and cross-linguistic translation practices.

• Linguistics
• Romance Languages
• French Language and Literature
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Dr. Alena Němcová Polická serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Her academic profile demonstrates extensive expertise in French linguistics with particular specialization in contemporary language phenomena. Her research interests span multiple interconnected fields including sociolectology, neology, youth language, slang studies, and corpus linguistics with a distinctive focus on rap linguistics as a contemporary cultural and linguistic phenomenon. She has developed significant expertise in analyzing lexical innovations and their diffusion patterns across languages, particularly between French, Czech, and Polish. Professor Němcová Polická's publication record shows consistent scholarly output with 111 publications to date, demonstrating increasing focus on digital corpus methodologies and hip-hop linguistics in recent years. Her work reveals a methodological evolution from traditional linguistic analysis toward innovative corpus-based approaches that bridge qualitative and quantitative research paradigms. She actively supervises graduate students working on contemporary linguistic topics including Alzheimer's language manifestations, electronic corpus analysis of slang, and French-English language contact in Quebec. Her academic service includes membership on program boards for French Language and Literature bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as serving on the Industry Council for Romance languages. Her current research trajectory focuses on the intersection of digital humanities and contemporary language evolution, particularly through the lens of hip-hop culture and youth language innovation. Recent presentations and publications indicate growing international collaboration across European academic networks focused on hip-hop studies and linguistic innovation.

• Japanese Digital Game Studies
• Classical Japanese Literature Adaptation
• Narrative Theory
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Marek Mikeš serves as Assistant Professor at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts within the Japanese Studies Seminar, where he has held academic positions since 2014. His institutional affiliation spans teaching, research, and administrative roles including seminar leadership and conference organization for Iaponica Brunensia events. Charles University, Prague: Ongoing doctoral studies (2012-2019) on classical Japanese literature paraphrase Charles University: Mgr. in Japanese Studies (2009-2012), thesis on Shikitei Sanba's Ukijoburo Charles University: B.Sc. in Japanese Studies (2006-2009), thesis comparing Osamu Dazai and Ōe Kenzaburo Jan Kepler Gymnasium, Prague: General education (1998-2006) Mikeš specializes in the intersection of Japanese classical literature adaptation and contemporary digital game culture, with particular focus on how Japanese games are represented in Czech media. His research reveals nuanced patterns where Czech gaming press constructs Japanese games as culturally distinctive through comparative framing against Western productions, while also examining Edo-period literary paraphrases of Genji Monogatari as early forms of cultural adaptation. Recent fieldwork includes a 2015 research trip to Niigata's Tomaru agricultural community and participation in Ritsumeikan University's Edo print digitization project. His publication trends demonstrate dual research trajectories: historical analysis of Japanese literary adaptation (2014-2020) and contemporary game studies (2021-2023). The latter shows increasing methodological sophistication in media discourse analysis, particularly regarding national identity construction in gaming contexts. Conference presentations at Iaponica Brunensia events since 2015 reflect his leadership in Central European Japanese studies. Organized Summer School of Japanese Studies (2024) Co-organized Japonica Brunensia conferences (2021-2023) Presented at DiGRA 2022 on national game representation Mikeš supervises graduate research including doctoral work on spatial narratives in digital game worlds, while teaching comprehensive Japanese language courses and specialized seminars on Japanese film, digital games, and entertainment history. His consultation hours operate by appointment, reflecting active engagement with students across multiple academic programs.

• Prosody in Chinese
• Sociolinguistics
• Phonetics of Chinese
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Zuzana Pospěchová serves as an Assistant Professor at the Chinese Studies Seminar within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Her academic work spans teaching Chinese language courses, supervising bachelor's and master's theses, and conducting research on Chinese prosody and sociolinguistics. Her research centers on prosodic phenomena in modern Chinese, with specific focus on gender effects, tone changes, and transcription methodologies. Key areas include the influence of gender on prosody, sociolinguistic variation in tone systems, and pedagogical applications of prosodic analysis. Her publications reveal consistent engagement with phonetic transcription standards and information structure in Chinese discourse. Dr. Pospěchová has led university-funded research projects including 'The influence of gender on the prosody of modern Chinese' (2019) and 'Prosodic units in modern Chinese' (2018). She regularly supervises undergraduate and graduate theses while teaching core courses such as Chinese Phonetics, Reading Chinese Texts, and Chinese Grammar across multiple semesters through 2026.

• Italian Linguistics
• Romance Languages
• Applied Linguistics
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Eleonora Zucchini is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno. Her research and teaching center on Italian linguistics with applications in language education and multilingual communication. Education Dottore di Ricerca (PhD equivalent) in Linguistics Research Focus Her work investigates neo-standard Italian usage in educational contexts, morphosyntactic development in second language acquisition, and intercomprehension dynamics in multilingual settings. She employs corpus-based methodologies to analyze language variation in youth writing, spoken interaction, and grammar pedagogy, with particular attention to Bolognese linguistic communities. Publication Analysis Recent publications (2018-2025) reveal three interconnected research strands: (1) grammatical analysis of subjunctive/indicative usage in school grammars, (2) corpus-driven studies of neo-standard Italian in foreign language materials, and (3) development of specialized resources for studying past tense morphology (Corpus KIPasti) and Bolognese spoken language (Corpus ParlaBO). Her collaborative work emphasizes practical applications for language teaching and intercultural communication. Academic Service Dr. Zucchini supervises bachelor's theses in Italian Linguistics and serves on the Program Board for the Italian Language and Literature Bachelor's Degree. Her teaching portfolio includes advanced courses in semantics, pragmatics, and academic writing for Romance language scholars. Research Infrastructure Co-developer of Corpus KIPasti for analyzing Italian past tense morphology Co-creator of Corpus ParlaBO documenting Bolognese spoken language variation Member of collaborative teams with Caterina Mauri, Silvia Ballare, and Nicola Grandi

• Czech Linguistics
• Internet Communication
• Stylistics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Simona Khatebová, Ph.D. serves as a Lecturer II at the Institute of Czech Language within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Her office is located at Arna Nováka 1/1, building D/D.412 in Brno. She maintains two official email addresses: simona.khatebova@phil.muni.cz and 322709@mail.muni.cz. Dr. Khatebová's research focuses on the intersection of Czech linguistics and digital communication, with particular emphasis on how internet discourse creates a hybrid linguistic space between traditional spoken and written forms. Her work examines generational differences in online communication styles, emotional expression in digital spaces during crisis periods (particularly the coronavirus pandemic), and the evolution of Czech language norms in internet environments. Analysis of her 21 publications reveals a consistent research trajectory examining stylistic features of Czech internet discussions, with increasing attention to pandemic-related communication patterns in recent years. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in language education and standardization. Dr. Khatebová has participated in numerous scholarly activities including conference presentations, requested lectures, and contributions to proceedings from the Summer School of Slavic Studies. Her collaborative work with Professor Marie Krčmová indicates meaningful academic relationships within the Czech linguistics community. Her teaching responsibilities at Masaryk University include courses related to Czech language and stylistics, though specific course titles are not detailed in the available information. She has also contributed to educational materials for Czech language testing for elementary school students.

• Discourse Analysis
• Sentence Information Structure
• Word Order
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Kateřina Rysová is a researcher at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL), Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague. Her work focuses on discourse analysis, sentence information structure, Czech word order, dependency syntax, corpus linguistics, and historical Czech studies. Key Affiliations: Charles University in Prague (ÚFAL), Institute of Czech Language (Czech Academy of Sciences), Czech-German collaborations. Research Interests: She investigates how contextual and valency factors shape Czech word order, with a focus on obligatory and free verbal modifications. Her work bridges functional generative description with empirical corpus analysis, including studies on discourse connectives (primary vs. secondary), text coherence, and older Czech syntax. Publication Trends: Her recent articles (2018–2015) emphasize discourse connectives, coherence evaluation, and Czech-German comparative syntax. Earlier works (2014–2011) explore valency-driven word order, annotation principles in the Prague Dependency Treebank, and historical Czech lexicon. Her contributions to older Czech studies include lexicographical projects like the Lexikální databáze humanistické a barokní češtiny (2010) and Elektronický slovník staré češtiny (2011). Labs & Teams: She contributes to the Prague Dependency Treebank and LINDAT/CLARIN projects, focusing on multilingual corpus annotation and computational analysis of text structure.

• Word-formation
• Derivational morphology
• Morphological segmentation
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Associate Professor Magda Ševčíková is a prominent linguist at the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (ÚFAL), Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague. She specializes in morphological research with a focus on Czech language, particularly in word-formation, derivational morphology, and morphological segmentation. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with computational approaches, making significant contributions to language resource development. Dr. Ševčíková's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Mathematical Linguistics (2009) and an Mgr. in Czech and German Philology (2004), both from Charles University. Her habilitation in Linguistics was completed in 2025 with a thesis on conversion between noun and verb in Czech. Her research interests center on word-formation phenomena, particularly conversion processes, derivational morphology of Czech, morphological segmentation, dependency syntax, and named entity recognition. Her publication record reveals a strong focus on data-driven morphological research, with recent work emphasizing corpus-based analysis of noun-verb conversion, derivational networks (particularly DeriNet), and cross-linguistic comparisons of morphological structures. She has pioneered methods for modeling morphographemic alternations and semi-automatic construction of word-formation networks. Dr. Ševčíková has served in significant academic roles including chair of the Czech Science Foundation's evaluation panel for Linguistics and Literature (2023-2025), member of the discipline committee for Social Sciences and Humanities, and Scientific Committee member for the Language Resources and Evaluation Conference. She has led multiple Czech Science Foundation projects on Czech word-formation and morphology. She actively contributes to major linguistic projects including DeriNet (a lexical network of Czech derived words), Universal Derivations collection, Universal Segmentations project, and the Czech Named Entity Corpus. Her work has established important language resources that support both theoretical linguistic research and practical NLP applications.

• Czech Linguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Syntax
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Pavel Kosek serves as Head of the Department of Czech Language at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts in Brno, Czech Republic. He completed his habilitation procedure in 2014, resulting in his appointment as associate professor, and subsequently earned full professorship in 2021 following a formal appointment process that concluded on May 8, 2021. His academic career demonstrates a clear trajectory of advancement within the Czech linguistic scholarly community. Professor Kosek's research focuses on historical Czech linguistics, with particular expertise in enclitic behavior during the Baroque period (1620-1775). His habilitation thesis, Enclitics in Czech of the Baroque Period , represents a comprehensive analysis of word order patterns across various syntactic elements that function as enclitics in modern Czech. His work challenges previous assumptions about Baroque Czech as a period of linguistic decline, demonstrating sophisticated linguistic structures worthy of scholarly attention. His research methodology involves analyzing diverse Baroque-era texts including religious instructional prose, professional texts, Bible translations, entertainment prose, historiography, instructional literature, homiletics, journalism, and administrative documents. This broad textual coverage allows for comprehensive analysis of enclitic behavior across different genres and communicative contexts. His work examines both the position of enclitics within clauses and their relationship to syntactically superordinate words. Professor Kosek actively contributes to academic governance as a member of the Industry Council for Czech language and Linguistics, the Program Board for multiple degree programs (including Czech Language and Literature at both Bachelor's and Master's levels, Computational Linguistics, and Teaching Czech Language and Literature for Secondary Schools), and the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Arts.

• Applied Linguistics
• Second Language Acquisition
• English Syntax
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Thomas Rankin is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and American Studies at Masaryk University's Faculty of Arts in Brno, Czech Republic. His academic work focuses on the intersection of linguistics and language teaching methodology, with particular expertise in second language acquisition and English syntax. He maintains an active research profile while teaching courses related to English language didactics and supervising Master's theses in language education. Dr. Rankin's primary research interests include second language acquisition, English syntax, and language teacher education. His work particularly examines how learners acquire complex syntactic structures in English as a second language, with a focus on negative inversion, negative polarity items, and word order variation. His research often investigates the interplay between input frequency, first language transfer, and the development of explicit and implicit knowledge in language learners, contributing valuable insights to both theoretical linguistics and practical language teaching. His recent publications reveal a clear research trajectory focused on understanding the acquisition of specific syntactic phenomena in L2 English, particularly negative constructions. His work bridges theoretical linguistics and practical language teaching, with increasing attention to teacher cognition and metalinguistic awareness in language educators. The consistency in his research topics demonstrates a sustained scholarly commitment to understanding how syntactic knowledge develops in second language learners and how this knowledge can inform language teacher education. Dr. Rankin actively supervises Master's students in the Teaching English Language and Literature for Secondary Schools program, guiding them through thesis projects focused on language teaching methodology. His grant activity includes participation in several university-funded research projects related to language teaching innovation, including "Implementing Innovative Teaching Methods in Language Teacher Training" where he serves as a researcher. His work contributes significantly to the development of language education practices at Masaryk University.