Prof. Dr. Nicole Richter holds the Professorship for Multicultural Communication (Slavonic and English Linguistics and Language Use) at the European University Viadrina and Collegium Polonicum. She is affiliated with the Department of Language and Media Studies under the Faculty of Cultural Studies. Her research spans phonetics, prosody, multilingualism, and sociolinguistics, with a focus on Slavic languages and cross-border communication.
Niamh Kelly is a Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology at the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University (UK). Her research integrates phonetics, psycholinguistics, and theoretical phonology with a focus on understudied language varieties and bilingual speech patterns. Education: PhD in Linguistics (focus on Norwegian pitch accent and intonation) Current Research: Tonal alignment, vowel length, syllable structure in Lebanese Arabic; L2 intonation in Welsh English; sound system interaction in bilingual speakers Prior Positions: Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) at UT El Paso (2021-22), postdoctoral researcher at University of Graz (2015-16), research at American University of Beirut Publications: 11+ peer-reviewed articles in journals like Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Glossa , and Frontiers in Psychology Teaching: Courses on phonetics, phonology, laboratory phonology, and advanced topics in phonology Her work examines acoustic correlates of stress, cross-dialectal phonetic variation, and perceptual distinctions in stops and tonal systems. She employs both production and perception experimental methodologies. Scientific Collaborations & Grants: Collaborators: Scott Seyfarth (co-author on Armenian study), R. Smiljanic (co-author on Norwegian studies), I. Mennen (co-author on Welsh English research) Projects: Bilingual /l/ production in El Paso, lexical stress in Welsh English, Norwegian pitch accent perception, Zapotec rhythmic grouping Her laboratory phonology approach combines phonetic data with theoretical phonology, focusing on non-canonical language varieties including Irish English, Palestinian Arabic, and Western Armenian. She also investigates sociolinguistic factors like language dominance and typological influences.
Stefano CANALIS serves as a Professor and Erasmus Incoming Coordinator at Boğaziçi University's Department of Linguistics. His academic career spans Italian and Turkish phonological systems with expertise in historical sound change and vowel harmony phenomena. PhD in Linguistics, University of Padua (2008) MA in Communication Sciences, University of Turin (2002) His research centers on phonological representations, feature theory, stress systems, vowel length, and vowel harmony across Romance and Turkic languages. Specializing in historical phonology, he investigates irregular sound change mechanisms in Old Tuscan while extending his research to Turkish phonological processes including vowel shortening and palatalization. His work bridges phonetics-phonology interactions with historical linguistics. Recent publications reveal a clear trajectory from Italian dialectology toward Turkish phonology, with increasing focus on vowel harmony systems across language families. His 2020-2023 work demonstrates sophisticated analysis of Turkish front glides and palatalized consonants within broader phonological frameworks. As an active researcher, he leads BAP project 16021 on syllable phonology since 2020 and previously held postdoctoral positions at Padua University studying Romance vowel harmony and sound change irregularity. Professor CANALIS teaches core linguistics courses including Phonology (LING 201), Advanced Phonology (LING 320), Historical Linguistics (LING 324), and graduate-level Aspects of Phonology (LING 501), maintaining a consistent teaching schedule from 2018-2022 across undergraduate and graduate levels.
Marcello Barbato is Professor of Romance Philology and Linguistics at the University of Naples "L'Orientale" with an extensive international academic career spanning institutions including Université Libre de Bruxelles and University of Zurich. His scholarly profile encompasses deep expertise in historical linguistics, philology, and medieval Romance languages with particular focus on Italian, Spanish, and Catalan linguistic traditions. Full Professor since 2019 Associate Professor 2013-2019 Chair of Romance Linguistics at Université Libre de Bruxelles (2007-2013) Researcher at University of Zurich (2003-2007) Barbato's research centers on historical linguistics, philological analysis of medieval texts, and linguistic evolution across Romance languages. His work demonstrates particular strength in analyzing multilingual medieval manuscripts, phonological evolution, and the relationship between Latin and emerging Romance languages. He has made significant contributions to understanding Italian dialectology, particularly Northern Italian varieties, as well as the linguistic features of medieval Iberian texts. His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on linguistic phenomena across historical Romance languages, with particular attention to morphological and phonological evolution. Barbato's work bridges traditional philological methods with contemporary linguistic analysis, creating a rich interdisciplinary approach to historical language study. Scientific Recognition: Membro dell'Advisory Board di "Romance Philology" (2020-) Associato con incarico di ricerca all'Opera del Vocabolario Italiano (2019-) Codirettore della collana "Transizioni. Stratigrafie linguistiche tra latino e romanzo" (2017-) Multiple research grants from Swiss National Fund, Italian PRIN projects, and Belgian FNRS Barbato has directed significant research initiatives including "Mappatura dell'italo-romanzo antico (MIRA)" as project partner and served as responsible for a research unit in the "Corpus del vocabolario italiano delle origini" project. He has organized numerous international conferences including "La stratigrafia linguistica dei manoscritti medievali" (2017) and "Documentazione e ricostruzione in linguistica romanza" (2021), establishing himself as a key figure in the international Romance linguistics community. His editorial work includes directing multiple academic series and serving on the scientific committees of prestigious journals including "Medioevo Romanzo" and "Bollettino del Centro di studi filologici e linguistici siciliani". Barbato's academic leadership extends to his role as Vice President of the SiBA (University Library System) Committee at the University of Naples "L'Orientale".
Marta Maffia is a Researcher at the University of Naples 'L'Orientale' in the Department of Literary, Linguistic and Comparative Studies, specializing in Modern Language Teaching. She teaches courses including 'Apprendimento Linguistico' for the Mediazione Linguistica e Culturale program and 'Didattica delle Lingue Moderne' for multiple graduate programs including Lingue e Comunicazione Interculturale in Area Euromediterranea, Letterature e Culture Comparate, and Lingue e letterature europee e americane. Her research focuses on Italian as a Second Language acquisition, particularly among low-literate immigrant populations, with a strong emphasis on oral skills development and prosodic features. She has pioneered work at the intersection of clinical linguistics and Parkinson's disease, examining speech rhythm variations in early-stage patients. Her work also explores multilingual repertoires of immigrant communities in Naples, including religious language practices in Valdese and Methodist churches. Maffia's scholarly output demonstrates a clear trajectory examining language acquisition from multiple angles - educational, clinical, and sociolinguistic. Her recent publications increasingly focus on the application of linguistic research to medical diagnostics, particularly through speech analysis for early Parkinson's detection, while maintaining her foundational work on second language acquisition for vulnerable learner populations. Premio AItLA 2022 for her monograph 'Analfabetismo, abilità orali e lingue seconde. Uno studio su senegalesi apprendenti di italiano L2' Menzione speciale 'Talenti Italiani. I viaggi nell'Italia migliore' 2012 (categoria under 30) for her project 'Nuovi itinerari italiani' on intercultural tourism Maffia serves as principal investigator for multiple research projects including 'GULP – Glottodidattica e Uso dei repertori Linguistici Plurali' and 'STRADD - Speech Technology for [L2] Rhythm, Affect and Disease Detection,' collaborating with institutions including the University of Naples Federico II, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, University of Bologna, and University of Aix-en-Provence. She has coordinated language instruction for immigrant populations through the Associazione Scuola di Pace since 2008 and served as didactic coordinator for immigrant language programs with Virtus Italia ONLUS from 2015-2019.
Sabine Arndt-Lappe is a Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Trier , Germany. She previously held research positions at the Universities of Marburg, Siegen, and Düsseldorf. As a structural linguist, her work bridges empirical and theoretical approaches to morphology and phonology. Research Focus : Variation and productivity in English lexicon, formal and semantic aspects of word-formation, prosodic morphology, analogy-based and usage-based grammatical models, computational analogical modeling, and Optimality Theory. Projects : Leads the DFG-funded AdvAnTheMorph project (2025–2028) and co-leads the DFG-ANR ERSaF project (2022–2025). Spokesperson for the Trier Center for Language and Communication research group on Patterns/Musterhaftigkeit (2020–2023). Publications span topics like name blending, stress assignment in English verbs, clipping mechanisms, affix rivalry, and cross-linguistic morphological analysis. Her work employs computational models (e.g., Naive Discriminative Learning) and corpus-based methodologies. Editorial Contributions : Editor-in-Chief of Morphology (2022–present), former Editor of Journal of Linguistics (2017–2021), and editorial board member for multiple journals including English Language and Linguistics and Journal of Linguistics . Teaching includes courses like LING 101: Introduction to Linguistic Studies , LING 801: Words in the Mind , and LING 804: Statistics for Linguists . She also mentors doctoral candidates and supervises software development for morphological research (e.g., M2E - Morph2Excel ).
Dr. Julie A. Van Dyke serves as Senior Research Scientist and Vice President of Research and Strategic Initiatives at Haskins Laboratories, an independent research institute affiliated with Yale University and the University of Connecticut. She holds adjunct professorships at McMaster University and the City University of New York Graduate Center while maintaining affiliate status at UConn's CT Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Her NIH-funded research investigates neurocognitive mechanisms underlying language comprehension and reading disorders. Her educational background includes: Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from University of Pittsburgh M.Sc. in Computational Linguistics from Carnegie Mellon University Honors B.A. in Computer Science and Linguistics from University of Delaware Dr. Van Dyke's research centers on cue-based retrieval theory, examining how retrieval interference causes comprehension failures in both normative processing and clinical populations (dyslexia, ADHD, age-related decline). She pioneered the application of speed-accuracy tradeoff methodology to diagnose direct-access retrieval mechanisms and investigates individual differences in eye-movement control during reading. Her work bridges cognitive theory with clinical applications through machine learning classifiers for reading disability and fixation-related brain imaging of word-by-word processing. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on retrieval interference mechanisms across multiple methodologies: eye-tracking studies establish individual skill factors in oculomotor control, neuroimaging work identifies neural correlates of interference resolution, and machine learning approaches develop diagnostic classifiers. Key trends include the role of predictive timing in fluency disorders and dissociation between grammatical vs. semantic interference effects. Her scientific recognition includes: NIH/NICHD Institutional Post-doctoral National Research Service Award NIH/NICHD Individual Post-doctoral National Research Service Award Dr. Van Dyke actively shapes her field through editorial roles as Associate Editor for Journal of Experimental Psychology: General and Section Editor for Language and Linguistics Compass. Her NIH-funded grants support collaborative projects with researchers including Victor Kuperman, Luca Campanelli, and Clint Johns, focusing on retrieval interference, reading disability mechanisms, and neural underpinnings of comprehension. Current initiatives integrate computational linguistics with cognitive neuroscience to model real-time processing during reading. As Vice President at Haskins Laboratories, she leads a multidisciplinary team utilizing eye-tracking, EEG, fMRI, and machine learning to investigate language processing. Her lab collaborates with the CT Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences and maintains strong ties with UConn's neuroscience community, with ongoing data collection for fixation-related brain imaging studies.
Dr Hae-Sung Jeon is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire's School of Psychology and Humanities. Her academic profile demonstrates a strong commitment to research in speech communication with particular expertise in speech prosody—the melody, timing, and tonal qualities of voice—as well as phonetic variation in multimodal communication. Dr Jeon's research interests center on linguistic prosody, phonetic variation, and speech perception, with a special focus on Korean language varieties. Her work examines how pitch, timing, and intonation patterns function in communication across different languages and contexts. She has made significant contributions to understanding speech rhythm, intonation patterns in Korean dialects, and cross-linguistic prosodic perception. Analysis of her publication record reveals a consistent research trajectory focused on speech prosody with increasing emphasis on Korean language varieties. Her recent work shows growing international collaboration, particularly with researchers in phonetics and linguistics across Europe. The publications demonstrate methodological diversity, incorporating experimental approaches, corpus analysis, and cross-linguistic comparisons to investigate fundamental questions about speech perception and production. Dr Jeon has published extensively in high-impact journals including Speech Communication, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, and Laboratory Phonology. Her research bridges cognitive psychology, linguistics, and phonetics, contributing to our understanding of how humans process speech across different languages and contexts.
Marcel den Dikken serves as Principal Researcher at the Centre of Linguistics of the University of Lisbon and Senior Researcher at the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics in Budapest. His academic profile reflects deep expertise in theoretical linguistics with particular emphasis on syntactic structures across diverse language families. Den Dikken's research program centers on syntax and its interfaces with morphology, semantics, and phonology. His work systematically investigates copular constructions , secondary predication , argument structure , and morphosyntactic phenomena across languages including Hungarian, Dutch, Russian, and various Uralic languages. He has developed influential analyses of depictive secondary predicates, Hungarian suffixation patterns, and information structure in syntax. Analysis of his recent publications reveals sustained scholarly productivity with consistent contributions to theoretical syntax. His work demonstrates particular strength in examining how syntactic structures interface with morphological and semantic properties, especially regarding predicate structures and argument realization. Den Dikken maintains strong research connections with Hungarian linguistics through his work on sociative/dissociative suffixes, verb morphology, and case marking systems.
Ralph Leon Rose is an Associate Professor at Waseda University's Faculty of Science and Engineering, specializing in computational linguistics and second language acquisition. Holding a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Northwestern University (2005), his career spans over 30 years in language education across Japanese institutions including Gunma Prefectural Women's University and Notre Dame Seishin Women's Junior College. His research focuses on hesitation phenomena , speech fluency measurement , and computer-assisted language learning . Recent work analyzes filled pauses across languages, develops AI-powered vocabulary assessment tools (VocQGen), and investigates ethical implications of disfluencies in AI speech. His publications reveal consistent exploration of how temporal speech variables affect second language perception and production. AY2018 e-Teaching Award from Waseda University Cognitive Science Fellow at Northwestern University Rose leads multiple research projects including Automatic generation of vocabulary quiz items and Modeling speech fluency for e-learning . His lab develops practical tools like Fluidity (real-time fluency feedback), JESPR (self-paced reading tasks), and the Crosslinguistic Corpus of Hesitation Phenomena . As an active member of ISCA, IEEE, and EUROCALL, he contributes to shaping ethical standards in AI speech applications while maintaining strong industry connections through regular media appearances and conference keynotes.
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.