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Mark J. Elsonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Theoretical Phonology
• Morphology
• Historical Linguistics
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Mark J. Elson is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Virginia, within the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. He plays a key role in academic leadership and undergraduate education in linguistics. Education: Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Master of Arts (MA), Harvard University Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Harvard University His research centers on theoretical phonology and morphology , with deep specialization in historical linguistics and the Slavic and Balkan language families . He investigates morphosyntactic evolution, analogical change, and the structural development of verbal systems in languages like Macedonian and Italian. His work bridges formal and cognitive approaches to linguistic analysis. His recent publications reveal a focused trajectory on diachronic changes in conjugational paradigms, particularly in South Slavic and Romance languages. Themes include agglutinative tendencies, synthetic tense formation, and the interplay between phonological change and morphological restructuring. Scientific Awards: No awards mentioned in the provided text. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, Mark J. Elson is actively involved in curriculum development and student mentorship. While no specific grants or funded projects are listed, his sustained scholarly output indicates ongoing research engagement. He advises undergraduate students in linguistics and contributes to the academic administration of the department. He is affiliated with the Department of Linguistics at the University of Virginia, contributing to both research and educational initiatives within the broader linguistic community.

LUIS POMER MONFERRERمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Latin Philology
• Classical Reception
• Medieval Latin Literature
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Luis Pomer Monferrer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Philology at the Universitat de València, Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication. His academic work is deeply rooted in Latin Philology, with a focus on classical reception, medieval Latin literature, and the classical tradition in Iberian literature. He is a member of the GIRHTC Research Group on Rhetoric, Humanism and the Classical Tradition. His research interests include Latin linguistics, historiography, rhetoric, mythological themes in literature, and Christian polemical literature adversus Iudaeos . He explores how classical motifs are adapted in medieval and Renaissance texts, particularly in chivalric romances and religious writings. His work spans from ancient historiography (e.g., Ammianus Marcellinus, Quintus Curtius Rufus) to medieval adaptations of Alexander the Great legends and mythological references in Spanish Golden Age poetry. His recent publications (2019–2020) focus on the literary forms of anti-Jewish polemics, examining dialogue, homily, and treatise genres, while earlier works analyze the transmission of the Amazon-Thalestris episode, mythological themes in Falcó’s epigrams, and the magical role of Medea in Belianís de Grecia . He also investigates the use of classical authors like Virgil in Christian millenarian thought (Lactantius) and the representation of social inversion through Amazon figures. Luis Pomer Monferrer earned his doctorate from the Universitat de València in 2004 with a thesis on direct and indirect speech in Quintus Curtius Rufus, supervised by Dr. Jordi Pérez Durà. He has contributed to scholarly volumes such as Latinidad Medieval Hispánica and authored entries in the Diccionario biográfico y bibliográfico del humanismo español . He regularly publishes in both Spanish and English, demonstrating a strong engagement with international academic discourse. He has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards. There is no information regarding student supervision or grant funding. His research is conducted within the GIRHTC group, which supports collaborative work in rhetoric, humanism, and classical tradition.

Denise L Cloonan Cortez de Andersenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Second Language Acquisition
• Language Pedagogy and Assessment
• Applied Spanish Linguistics
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Denise L Cloonan Cortez de Andersen is a Professor of Spanish and former Acting Department Chair at Northeastern Illinois University . Her academic work spans Second Language Acquisition , Spanish Linguistics , and Language Pedagogy , with a focus on dialectal variation, cultural assessment, and Freirean educational frameworks. Education Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Delaware (1991) Doctoral Studies in Spanish Literature, University of Maryland (1985-1986) M.A. in Hispanic Literature, University of Delaware (1985) Graduate Studies, Centro de Estudios Hispánicos en Madrid and Bryn Mawr College (1983) B.A. in Spanish with Minor in English, University of Delaware (1983) Her research emphasizes heritage language learners , Strategic Interaction in language education, and the interface of Spanish and English in Chicago . She has published extensively on dialectal variation , reading comprehension assessment , and cultural pedagogy , including the book Contornos del habla (2009). Her work also explores language contact , phonology , and Freirean approaches to teaching. Advising roles include Teaching Certification for Professionals (TCP) mentorship and liaison to the College of Education . She has presented internationally on topics like regional literature and listening strategies , and served as a manuscript reviewer for educational texts.

Raffaella Zanuttiniمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Syntax
• Syntactic Variation
• Negation in Romance Languages
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Raffaella Zanuttini is a Professor and Chair of Linguistics at Yale University. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania (1991). Her research focuses on comparative syntax, examining syntactic variation across languages and dialects, particularly in Romance languages and North American English. She co-founded the Yale Grammatical Diversity Project to document syntactic variation in North American English. Her work explores topics such as negation, clause typing (imperatives/promissives), and the syntactic encoding of speaker-addressee relations. Key contributions include studies on dative constructions, exclamatives, and the structural properties of imperative clauses. She has received the Roger Shuy Best Paper Award (2020) for her work on Southern Dative Constructions. Her publications span syntactic theory, dialectology, and cross-linguistic comparisons. Ongoing projects include investigations into micro-syntactic variation and the syntax-semantics interface in Italian and Korean. She collaborates widely, with co-authors like Jim Wood, Larry Horn, and Miok Pak. Her academic career includes roles as a faculty member, editor (e.g., Micro-Syntactic Variation in North American English ), and contributor to linguistic theory. Her research integrates empirical fieldwork with theoretical syntax, emphasizing generative grammar frameworks.

Riccardo Ginevraمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Historical Linguistics
• Comparative Indo-European Poetics
• Mythology and Religion
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Riccardo Ginevra is a Researcher ("Ricercatore") at the Katholische Universität Mailand, Department of Classical Philology, Papyrology, and Historical Linguistics since 2021. He holds a PhD in Historical-Comparative Linguistics from the Università per Stranieri di Siena (2018) and taught at the University of Cologne. His research focuses on Indo-European poetics, mythology, and historical linguistics, with a specialization in Old Norse, Vedic Sanskrit, and comparative studies. Affiliations: Marie Curie Post-Doc Fellow at the University of Copenhagen (2021–2024), CHS Research Fellow. Education: PhD (2018), MA (2014), BA (2012) in Classics and Linguistics from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano. Riccardo’s research explores the intersections of historical linguistics, comparative mythology, and cognitive poetics. Key areas include Indo-European cosmology, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter’s pre-Greek roots, and the etymology of Norse and Vedic deities. His work integrates archaeological, linguistic, and literary evidence to reconstruct ancient narratives and conceptual systems. Publications highlight his expertise in mythological parallels between Norse Baldr, Vedic deities, and Indo-European motifs of cosmic order. Recent work includes studies on the Old Norse FrameNet and the cognitive basis of ancient metaphors. His book Odino Alfǫðr e il nome dei dvergar (2020) analyzes Norse mythology through an Indo-European lens. Awards: Marie Curie Post-Doc Fellowship (2021–2024), CHS Research Fellowship.

Israel Sanz-Sánchezمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Historical Sociolinguistics
• Language Contact and Change
• Dialectology
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Israel Sanz-Sánchez is a Professor of Languages and Director of the Linguistics Program at West Chester University's Department of Languages and Cultures. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. from San Diego State University, and a Licenciatura from Universidad de Valladolid. His research focuses on historical sociolinguistics, language contact in the Americas, and the evolution of Spanish dialects in the US Southwest. He has published extensively on topics such as dialect contact, colonial language dynamics, and the role of children in language change. He serves as editor of the Journal of Historical Sociolinguistics and is actively involved in academic networks like NARNiHS and HiSoN. His recent monograph Spanish as a Contact Language (2025) synthesizes his work on multilingual interaction in Latin America. Sanz-Sánchez teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in linguistics and Spanish, emphasizing pedagogical innovation and critical language awareness. His research integrates philological methods with sociolinguistic theory, analyzing archival documents and colonial-era texts to trace historical language patterns. Key themes include feature pool theory in language expansion, analogical processes in verb morphology, and the sociopolitical dimensions of language standardization.

• Romance languages
• Parameters
• Variation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Maria Rita Manzini is a Full Professor at the Department of Letters and Philosophy, University of Florence (since 2000). She previously held academic positions as Associate Professor (1992-2000) and Lecturer (1984-1990) at University College London's Italian Department and Faculty of Letters, later advancing to Reader and Visiting Professor there (1990-1999). Her affiliations span prestigious institutions including MIT, University of Florence, UCL, and collaborations with international universities like Georgetown, Universidade de Brasilia, and University of Leiden. 1983 Ph.D. in Linguistics and Philosophy from MIT 1979 Diploma from Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa 1979 Laurea in Lettere (Italian Literature) from Università di Pisa Her research focuses on core areas of theoretical linguistics, particularly syntax, morphosyntax, and parametric variation in Romance and Balkan languages. She investigates grammatical categories, case marking, clitic placement, and syntactic structures across diverse linguistic frameworks. Her recent publications explore topics like DOM datives, middle-passive constructions, and complementizer systems in Romance languages. These works intersect with subfields including generative grammar, linguistic typology, and formal syntax analysis. Research Fellow, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies (1990-1991) Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Cognitive Science, UC Irvine (1983-1984) Manzini has led major Italian PRIN research projects on linguistic categories, recursion, and grammatical features. She served as Editor for Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali (2015) and held editorial board positions for Rivista di Grammatica Generativa (since 1987) and Language Acquisition (1990-2003). Currently (as of 2012), she directs the Doctoral Programme in Filologie del Medioevo e Rinascimento e Linguistica at the University of Florence.

• Phonetics and Phonology of French Language
• Methodology of Teaching French as a Foreign Language
• Phonodidactics of French as a Foreign Language
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Assoc. Prof. Natasha Radusin-Bardic is affiliated with the Department of Romance Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, where she has held academic positions since 2004. She earned her PhD in 2014 with a dissertation on interrogative modality in French within the context of teaching French as a foreign language. PhD: Interrogative Modality in French (2014) MS: Modern Colloquial French (2007) BS: French Language & Literature (2001) Her research focuses on phonetics/phonology of French , language teaching methodology , and contrastive analysis between French and Serbian . She has published works on interrogative structures, phonodidactics, and linguistic variation in modern French. Recent publications analyze phonological reduction phenomena in language learning, radio French variation , and interrogative adverbs in language pedagogy . These works demonstrate her focus on practical applications of phonetic theory in foreign language instruction. Contact: natasa.radusin.bardic@ff.uns.ac.rs

Silvia Dal Negroمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Language Education
• Contact Linguistics
• Linguistic Minorities
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Silvia Dal Negro is a Full Professor of Linguistics at the Free University of Bolzano's Faculty of Education . She earned her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Pavia and previously worked as a researcher at the University of Eastern Piedmont. Research Focus: Language education, contact linguistics, linguistic minorities in Alpine regions, spoken Italian, and grammar teaching. Academic Contributions: Key projects include KONTATTO (language contact in South Tyrol) and GRASS (grammar teaching research). Her work bridges theoretical and applied linguistics, emphasizing practical implications for teacher training and minority language preservation. She leads interdisciplinary initiatives like the DIALOG project, which explores spoken language variation. Article Trends: Recent publications analyze phonetic reduction in spoken Italian (e.g., cioè vs. cè ), language contact in Walser German, and metalinguistic awareness in education. These studies reveal her focus on pragmatic markers, syntactic variation, and sociolinguistic dynamics. Honors: President of the Italian Association of Applied Linguistics , advancing research and policy for minority languages. Labs & Teams: Collaborates with the DIALOG project team and contributes to the GISCEL network, fostering Italian language education reforms.

Eirik Weloمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Classical Philology
• Greek Language and Literature
• Textual Criticism
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Eirik Welo serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Humanities. His academic profile centers on classical philology with specialization in Greek and Latin textual studies, maintaining active roles in multiple research initiatives focused on antiquity and linguistic analysis. His research spans Classical Philology , Textual Criticism of Greek tragedies (particularly Sophocles' works), and Ancient Indo-European languages , with additional interests in Ancient Medicine and epic poetics . Methodologically, Welo integrates computational linguistics with traditional philological approaches to analyze linguistic structures across Indo-European language corpora. Publication trends reveal a dual trajectory: recent works (2019-2022) focus intensely on Sophoclean textual criticism and Latin poetry analysis, while earlier publications (2001-2014) demonstrate foundational contributions to computational linguistics applied to ancient texts, particularly in corpus annotation and New Testament Greek analysis. This evolution reflects growing interdisciplinary convergence between classical studies and digital humanities. Welo actively participates in three key research groups: Linguistics and Poetics (examining structural elements of literary form), Norway's Antiquity (investigating classical reception in Norwegian contexts), and Novel and Epic, Ancient and Modern (NEAM) (tracing narrative traditions from antiquity to contemporary literature), demonstrating sustained institutional engagement in collaborative scholarship.

Philip Burtonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Latin Linguistics
• Early Christianity
• Classical Reception Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Philip Burton serves as Reader in Latin and Early Christian Studies at the University of Birmingham's Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology, where he bridges linguistic analysis, early Christian history, and classical reception studies through teaching and research. His academic foundation includes: BA, University of Cambridge PhD, University of Cambridge Burton specializes in Latin linguistics (particularly Old Latin and Christian Latin), early Christian textual traditions, and the reinterpretation of antiquity in modern literature. His work examines translation techniques in biblical Latin, the evolution of Christian idiolects, and modern engagements with classical themes by authors like Tolkien and Kipling, employing philological and theoretical frameworks to dissect language evolution and cultural transmission. His publication trajectory reveals sustained interdisciplinary investigation into Latin linguistic development and classical reception, with increasing emphasis on 20th-century British literature's dialogue with antiquity, demonstrating methodological flexibility across textual criticism, historical linguistics, and literary analysis. No scientific awards are documented in available sources. Burton supervises undergraduate dissertations across ancient literature and reception topics, actively seeking linguistics-focused projects. He has co-directed two Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) projects for critical editions of Old Latin Gospel manuscripts, securing significant external funding for textual scholarship. He contributes to the Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing (ITSEE) at Birmingham, collaborating on digital and print editions of biblical and patristic texts through this internationally recognized research center.

• Linguistics
• Comparative Linguistics
• Romanian Language
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Boryana Emiliyanova Mihailova is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Veliko Tarnovo , affiliated with the Department of General Linguistics and Old Bulgarian Studies . Her research focuses on Romanian language, onomastics, and metaphorical expressions in Balkan folk geographical terminology. University of Veliko Tarnovo: Senior Lecturer (Department of General Linguistics and Old Bulgarian Studies) Research Interests : Comparative analysis of Bulgarian and Romanian linguistic elements Metaphorical models in folk geographical terms Toponymy and anthroponymy in the Danubian region Historical and cultural linguistic patterns in Balkan languages Language education and cross-border linguistic networks Project Participation : "Thematic Research Perspectives through International Academic Networks" (2025): Collaborative project with universities in Niš, Warsaw, and Craiova "International Academic Networks – Traditions and Innovations" (2024): Research and educational exchange initiatives

Katharina Gerhalterمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Corpus Linguistics
• Syntax
• Semantics
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Katharina Gerhalter is a Lecturer at the Department of Romance Linguistics within the Institute of Romance Studies at the University of Graz. Her academic work focuses on the intersections of syntax , semantics , and pragmatics , particularly in the diachronic development of discourse functions in Romance languages. Education: Mag. Dr.phil. Bakk.phil. (equivalent to MA and BA in philosophy/philology) Her research includes the adjective-adverb interface in Spanish (dissertation, 2018) and a current habilitation thesis on topicalized infinitives in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. She contributes to the creation of annotated corpora for comparative studies in Romance languages. Recent publications analyze quantifiers in Spanish/Portuguese , NLP processing of infinitive structures , and historical pragmatics . Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with digital corpus methodologies, emphasizing cross-linguistic variation.

• Variational Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Lexicography
• +۱۷ مورد دیگر

Inka Wissner is a Lecturer in the DEFLET department at the University of Franche-Comté, France, affiliated with the research pole on Didactics and Education. Her work is centered in the CLA (Centre de Langues et d'Apprentissages) and she holds a CNU section 7° affiliation. She is actively involved in research and academic service, leading pedagogical initiatives and contributing to international scholarly discourse in variational linguistics and lexicography. Her research interests are deeply interdisciplinary, focusing on variational linguistics , sociolinguistics , lexicography , and literary discourse analysis . She investigates diatopic (regional) variation in French across the Francophone world, from the Vendée in France to Quebec, the Caribbean, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Her work combines corpus linguistics , fieldwork methodology , and statistical analysis to study prepositional adverbials, regional vocabulary (e.g., viticulture), and the representation of regionalisms in literature. She is a key contributor to projects on the historical development of Romance languages, particularly the 'Third Way' of prepositional adverbials. The trends in her recent publications reveal a sustained and evolving focus on methodological rigor in linguistic field research, especially for understudied phenomena in Romance languages. Her work bridges historical linguistics, descriptive grammar, and sociocultural analysis, with a strong emphasis on data collection, statistical processing of small samples, and the development of standardized tools for pan-Romance studies. Her research consistently addresses the pragmatic and sociolinguistic functions of language variation. Expert reviewer for journals such as Studia linguistica romanica , Corela , and Expanding Romance Linguistics . Member and organizer of scientific committees for international colloquia on linguistic policies, linguistic innovations, and complexity in multilingual contexts. Dr. Wissner has held significant pedagogical responsibilities, serving as the Program Director for the undergraduate program since 2020 and the Pedagogical Director for the first year of the Master's program since 2019. Her research is supported by her expertise in field methodology and data analysis, contributing to major collaborative projects like 'The Second Way' and 'La Troisième Voie'. She has not received any scientific awards listed in the provided text. She is a member of the ELLIADD research team and the 'Contexte, Langages Didactiques' research pole at the University of Franche-Comté. She also collaborates internationally, notably with the University of Graz, Austria, on projects concerning prepositional adverbials in Romance languages.

• Theoretical Linguistics
• Formal Semantics
• Computational Linguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Roberto Zamparelli is an Associate Professor at the University of Trento in both the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science and the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC) . His research spans theoretical and computational linguistics with a focus on syntax-semantics interface phenomena. His research interests include formal semantics , distributional semantics , computational models of language , and linguistic education . He has supervised multiple PhD theses and contributed to interdisciplinary projects combining linguistics with cognitive science. The 15 most recent articles (2013-2024) demonstrate consistent focus on partitive structures , multimodal language models , semantic knowledge evaluation , and multilingualism effects . Key subfields include ellipsis mechanisms, cross-linguistic analysis, and neural network linguistic testing. Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Fellowship (1997-1999) British Academy 'Joint Activity Grant' (2000) Patent: Dispositivo didattico per l’apprendimento o l’esercizio nell’uso di strutture linguistiche (2016) Students supervised include Eva Vecchi , Rossella Varvara , and Sara Zanellini . His work integrates computational methods with theoretical linguistics , supported by grants like the PRIN REPLAI project (2023-25) and EU Atheme collaboration (2014-19).