Marcin Wągiel is a semanticist affiliated with Masaryk University's Department of Czech Language and the Centre for Corpus and Experimental Research on Slavic Languages at the University of Wrocław. As an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS), he researches mereotopology across linguistic domains. His work focuses on compositional semantics, quantification, and morphologically complex expressions. Research interests include: Parthood and mereotopological structures Subatomic quantification Cross-linguistic analysis of Slavic languages Semantic change and event semantics He received the E.W. Beth Dissertation Prize for his work on subatomic quantification. Current projects explore classifier constructions and additive numerals across languages.
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.
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 .
Sunil Bhatt is an Associate Professor of Teaching specializing in Hindi-Urdu language instruction within the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Arts. With a background in Comparative Linguistics and experience teaching South Asian languages across multiple continents, he brings a unique perspective to language education. His research focuses on linguistics, particularly Hindi-Urdu language teaching, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition. He has published extensively on topics including honorifics in Hindi, bilingual situations in India, and the integration of Bollywood culture in language instruction. His work demonstrates a commitment to understanding the complex sociopolitical dimensions of language teaching in South Asian contexts. Bhatt's recent publications reveal a consistent focus on pedagogical approaches to Hindi-Urdu instruction, with emphasis on heritage learners, pandemic-era teaching adaptations, and the relationship between language and cultural identity. His research spans theoretical linguistics, applied language teaching, and sociolinguistic analysis of language communities. As an educator, he teaches foundational and advanced courses including Introductory Hindi-Urdu, Sufi and Bhakti Devotional Literatures, and Introduction to Hindi Film, demonstrating his integration of language instruction with cultural studies. His scholarly contributions extend beyond traditional publications to include textbooks, edited volumes, and digital learning resources that have significantly impacted Hindi-Urdu language pedagogy internationally.
Luisa Marti is a Reader in Linguistics at Queen Mary, University of London, within the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film. She specializes in theoretical linguistics with a focus on semantics, morpho-syntax, and pragmatics. Her research explores grammatical number, numerals, definiteness, and quantification across languages like Spanish, Russian, and the understudied Atara Imere of Vanuatu. Dr. Marti holds a PhD from the University of Connecticut and currently serves as a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow investigating numeral phrases' implications for language architecture. Her work combines theoretical, cross-linguistic, and experimental approaches, including collaborations on Russian indefinites and articles in Atara Imere. Key grants include two British Academy/Leverhulme Trust awards (2019–2021) and a current Leverhulme Fellowship. She is affiliated with research groups such as the Formal Linguistics Research Group and the Experimental Linguistics Research Group at Queen Mary. Publications span journals like Natural Language Semantics , Linguistic Inquiry , and Glossa , with topics ranging from dual number typology to experimental studies of quantifier scope. Her research emphasizes the interplay between syntax, morphology, and pragmatic interpretation in natural language systems. Education: PhD in Linguistics, University of Connecticut Awards: Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (Current) British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grants (2019–2021) Dr. Marti advises on research projects and actively participates in initiatives like the Randolph Quirk Fellowship 2025 and public engagement activities such as Teach Real English! and Linguistics Research Digest .
Dr. Abisoye Eleshin is a Research Fellow at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos, and serves as a Principal Investigator in the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence in African Studies (Knowledges Research Stream). She holds a Ph.D. in Yorùbá Linguistics with specialization in morphology and nominalisation. Her research spans multiple domains of African linguistics: Core focus on Yoruba language structure, dialectology, and sociolinguistic applications Specialization in morphological processes including prefixation, nominalisation, and negation Documentation of African languages with emphasis on Yoruba indigenous advertising and folktales Investigation of bi-dialectal communities as evidenced by her Epe, Lagos research project Her recent publications demonstrate consistent contributions to Yoruba linguistic theory, particularly in phonological-morphological interfaces and sociolinguistic applications. Current research includes a University of Lagos-funded project on Yoruba Indigenous Advertisement and collaboration on Yoruba folktale documentation funded by the University of Bayreuth. As an educator, she teaches courses on African language families, structural features of African languages, and sociolinguistic applications. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical cultural documentation, including playwrighting focused on African sociocultural history.
National Institute of Oriental Languages and CivilizationsFrance
Naït Zerad Kamal is a University Professor at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), specializing in Berber linguistics within the Africa and Indian Ocean department. His academic work focuses on the Berber language family, with particular expertise in Kabyle and Tuareg languages. As Head of the Berber section and a member of the LACNAD research board, he plays a significant role in shaping Berber language studies at INALCO. Professor Kamal's research interests span Berber linguistics, dialectology, grammaticalization processes, lexicology, lexicography, translation studies, and linguistic planning. His work demonstrates deep engagement with both theoretical linguistic frameworks and practical language documentation. He has made substantial contributions to understanding the structural properties of Berber languages, their historical development, and their contemporary sociolinguistic status. His publication record reveals a consistent focus on Berber language documentation and analysis over two decades, with a notable intensification of output around 2020-2021. The publications demonstrate expertise across multiple Berber varieties (Kabyle, Tuareg, Libyan Berber), with particular attention to grammatical structures, lexical semantics, and the institutionalization of Tamazight. His recent work shows increasing engagement with digital humanities approaches, as evidenced by the 2020 project digitizing the Arabic-Berber lexicon of Ibn Tunart. Professor Kamal has demonstrated leadership in the field through edited volumes honoring prominent scholars like Salem Chaker and Abdellah Bounfour, indicating his standing within the international Berber studies community. His collaborative work with researchers like D. Merolla, D. Caubet, and S. Djemai shows active engagement with a broader scholarly network.
PAULA LOPEZ RUA is a Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Department of English and German Philology within the Teacher Training Faculty. Her research focuses on English Philology, with a strong emphasis on the research group LAEAITDT (Linguistics Applied to the Teaching and Learning of English, Translation and Textual Design). Research Interests: Her work spans multiple dimensions of linguistics, including: Morphological neologisms in dystopian literature Blending patterns in digital/videogame contexts Lexical creativity in alternative music subcultures Gendered language patterns in foreign language learning Orthographic and morphological challenges in EFL instruction Transgressive code-mixing in sociocultural contexts Publication Trends: A detailed analysis of her articles reveals consistent engagement with lexical innovation across diverse domains. Her scholarship shows a strong trajectory in morphological analysis (acronyms, blends, abbreviations) applied to: Dystopian fiction (Orwell's 1984, Atwood's Handmaid's Tale) Video game titles (Carmageddon, Digimon) Electronic communication (email as a hybrid modality) Gender studies in language acquisition Translation challenges (Newspeak compounds) Collaborative learning frameworks (Bologna Process) Key Methodologies: Prototype Theory, continuum-based analysis, parameter-driven corpus studies, and multidimensional taxonomies of word formation (Kemmer 2000, Ronneberger-Sibold 2006, Mattiello 2013).
Leila Behrens serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Cologne, specializing in semantics and pragmatics with emphasis on cross-linguistic diversity. Her research examines ambiguity, evidentiality, modality, and intercultural communication phenomena across diverse languages. Education: Habilitation in Theoretical Linguistics and Computational Lexicology, Universität München (1999) PhD in General Linguistics, Universität München (1987) MA in General Linguistics, Universität München (1982) Her scholarly focus spans semantic-pragmatic interfaces and cross-cultural variation , particularly investigating irony comprehension , metadiscourse markers , and evidentiality systems . Current work analyzes stance-taking in digital discourse, while earlier research established foundational insights into lexicon-grammar interactions, genericity, and reciprocal constructions across languages. Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals sustained engagement with typological semantics , especially evidentiality-modality relationships and cross-linguistic genericity patterns. Her methodological approach consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical discourse analysis, increasingly incorporating digital communication contexts since 2010. Scientific Awards: No awards documented in source materials. Professor Behrens has secured substantial research funding including DFG support for 'Lexical Typology' (1996-2000), ARC-funded cross-cultural irony research at Melbourne University (2003), and Siemens-sponsored machine translation projects (1987-1993). While student advising details aren't specified, her 35+ year research trajectory indicates extensive mentorship through principal investigator roles.
Jérémy Pasquereau is a CNRS researcher at the Laboratoire de Linguistique de Nantes, specializing in the morphosyntax-semantics interface and documentation of understudied languages. He co-leads the 'Morphosemantics of Plurality in Languages of the Sonoran Desert' project with Heidi Harley and Robert Henderson, participates in the IMMOCAL project on TAM systems in Caucasian languages (PIs: Gilles Authier, Timur Maisak), and contributes to the PaRL project on polarity in regional French languages (PI: Nicolas Guilliot). Focus languages: Karata (Nakh-Daghestanian, Russia) and Seri (Isolate, Mexico) Key projects: Morphosemantics of Plurality , IMMOCAL , PaRL His research explores empirical generalizations in linguistic theory, particularly in pluractionality, distributivity, and morphosemantic mappings. Recent work includes diachronic morphology, analogical change, and typological rarity analysis. Selected trends from publications: Seri Studies : Pluractionality, distributive numerals, event plurality, scalar morphology Karata Analysis : Imperfective tenses, reduplication, constituent question formation Theoretical Contributions : Morphosyntax-semantics mismatches, morphological complexity, analogical mechanisms
Katharina Korecky-Kröll is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of German Studies, University of Vienna, and an Academy Scientist at the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage (ACDH-CH) since 2025 and 2023 respectively. Her research focuses on corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics, particularly examining linguistic variation in Austrian German morphology, lexis, and pragmatics. She leads projects like the SFB German in Austria (DiÖ) and uses CHILDES for crosslinguistic studies on first language acquisition. Education: PhD in Linguistics (2012), MA in Linguistics and French (2000), and postgraduate studies in Computer Science and Azure Data Science (2021). Her methodological expertise includes NLP (spaCy, Python), statistical analysis, and experimental phonetics. Recent work explores morphopragmatic effects during the pandemic, lexical variation in Austrian dialects, and bilingual children's plurals. She integrates teaching with research, supervising courses on Germanic linguistics and language acquisition. Key publications address diminutives, morphonotactics, and social factors in language acquisition. She collaborates on digital humanities projects like LexAT21 and WBÖ, and her grants include FFG and OEAD funding for language development studies. Current presentations focus on LLM-assisted dialect lexicography and morphological dynamics in Austrian German.
Paolo Acquaviva is a Professor at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at University College Dublin (UCD). He holds a Laurea in Lettere from the University of Pisa and a PhD from the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (1993). His academic career at UCD spans from 1990 to present, with a 3-year interlude at the University of Venice. He has held roles including Lecturer (1990–1996; 1999–2004), Senior Lecturer (2005), and Professor. His research focuses on theoretical morphology, semantics, and the interfaces between syntax, morphology, and semantics, particularly regarding plurality, nominal categories, and lexical semantics. Acquaviva’s research projects include studies on the vision-language interface, the morphological structure of nouns, and the Irish verbal system. He has been awarded an IRCHSS Senior Fellowship (2004–2005) and a Humboldt Fellowship (2007–2008). His publications explore topics such as pluralia tantum, nominal reference, and the morphosemantics of number. He has coordinated numerous modules in Italian language and literature, emphasizing student-centered pedagogy. He also served as Director of the UCD Foundation for Italian Studies and held leadership roles in university committees. His academic contributions span over 129 publications, including monographs like Lexical Plurals (OUP, 2008). Recent research highlights include investigations into nominal conceptualization, visual object lexicalization, and the structural bases of gender systems. His work bridges formal linguistic theory with empirical typological analysis, particularly in Celtic and Romance languages.
Josh Phillips is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Yale University. He works closely with Claire Bowern, leading a National Science Foundation-funded project (NSF award № 2116164) to investigate natural language negation, its variation, and historical development. His research bridges formal semantics and diachronic linguistics, focusing on creole languages and Australian languages, particularly those spoken in Arnhem Land. Research Focus: Semantics of functional categories, contact-induced language change, and computational phylogenetics. Teaching: Courses include intensional semantics, pragmatic theory, meaning change, and language endangerment. Methodology: Combines fieldwork in Northern Australia (Ramingiṉiŋ, Ropa/Ngukurr) with formal semantic frameworks. His work contributes to understanding how temporal and modal phenomena interact in understudied languages, informing broader theories of grammaticalisation and modal logic. Though currently under construction, his website hosts manuscripts, syllabi, and CV.
Elia Dal Corso is a Researcher in the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His work centers on the linguistic and cultural study of endangered East Asian languages, particularly the Ainu language of Hokkaidō and Sakhalin, as well as broader Japanese and Korean linguistics. His research interests include linguistics, endangered languages, Ainu language, Japanese and Korean linguistics, phonetics, phonology, morphosyntax, evidentiality, language revitalization, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and folklore studies . He employs philological and linguistic methodologies to analyze historical corpora, especially those of Bronisław Piłsudski, to document and preserve vanishing languages. The recent publications reflect a consistent focus on the structural and functional analysis of Sakhalin Ainu, exploring topics such as inferential markers, clause linking, negation, phonology, and the role of linguists in language revival. His editorial work further highlights his leadership in advancing scholarship on endangered languages of East Asia. Scientific Awards: No awards mentioned in the text. Elia Dal Corso teaches courses on the Ainu language and culture, Japanese linguistics, and general linguistics at the undergraduate level. He supervises bachelor's and master's theses on Ainu-related topics and supports students by providing access to rare publications from his personal collection. There is no mention of research grants or external funding in the provided materials. He is actively involved in research and publication, contributing both as an author and editor to major works on East Asian endangered languages. While no formal lab or research team is mentioned, his collaborative editorial projects suggest active engagement with an international network of scholars in the field.
Dr. Zorica Puškar-Gallien is a senior researcher at Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics (ZAS) Berlin, leading the DFG project 'Measures of change in the grammar of verbal predication'. Her work examines syntax-morphology interfaces with focus on agreement systems, case theory, and feature representation. Her research employs experimental methods to analyze grammatical phenomena in Slavic languages and develops theoretical frameworks for morphosemantic mismatches. Recent publications investigate proportional modification in measurement expressions and gender interpretation patterns.
