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I am working as lecturer/researcher (Akademischer Rat) at the Linguistics department (Sprachwissenschaftliches Seminar) of the Georg-August University Göttingen. During the winter term 2022/23 I was working as substitute professor at the Institute for German Language and Linguistics at Humboldt-University in Berlin. I have previously also taught at the universities of Hertfordshire, Bielefeld and Wuppertal.
I obtained my PhD in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics at the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics at the University of Cambridge (King’s College).
My main research interests are in formal linguistics, more specifically syntactic and morphological theory. In addition to my formal inclinations, I am fascinated by the construction of identities (particularly the special role assigned to national ones) and the role language can play in it.
A more detailed outline of my research interests, as well as my publications and presentation can be found in the Research section.
Research interests
- comparative syntax and syntactic theory
- morphological theory (Distributed Morphology)
- nominal structure
- adnominal person
- (nominal) modification/attribution
- context sensitivity
- linearity effects in morphology
- language contact and minority languages
- Modern Greek, Basque, German
- Greek varieties of southern Italy
- Mabia/Gur languages
- nationalism(s) and identity
Languages
- fluent: German, English, Modern Greek, Russian
- limited: (Brazilian) Portuguese, Spanish
- basic knowledge: Arabic, Basque, Greko (Calabrian Greek), Tok Pisin, Yiddish
- some fieldwork exposure: Bulgarian, Pomak, Aromanian
Education
- 2017: PhD University of Cambridge (King’s College)
- 2012: MRes in Linguistics with specialisation in Syntax, University College London
- 2011: BSc Linguistics, University of Potsdam