Network by dialect
From Dialectsyntax
This page gives an overview of the dialects and the dialect syntacticians associated with them.
Afrikaans
- Theresa Biberauer at University of Cambridge
- Mark de Vos at Rhodes Univeristy, Grahamstown
- Johan Oosthuizen and Christine Anthonissen at Stellenbosch University
- Prof. Du Plessis at Northwest University
Basque dialects
- Beatriz Fernández, Pablo Albizu at University of the Basque Country
- Ricardo Etxepare, Bernard Oyharçabal at University of Bayonne (IKER)
Breton dialects
- Mélanie Jouitteau at CNRS, France. The wikipedia site that she has created for her project, ARBRES, can be found here.
Catalan dialects
- Gemma Rigau at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Danish dialects
- Tanya Christensen, Eva Skafte Jensen at Roskilde University Center
- Sten Vikner, Tavs Bjerre, Henrik Jørgensen, Ken Ramshøj Christensen, Inger Schoonderbeek Hansen, Kathrine Beck Risom at University of Århus
- Karen Margrethe Pedersen, Inge Lise Pedersen, Torben Juel Jensen at University of Copenhagen
Dutch dialects
In general:
- Sjef Barbiers, Hans Bennis, Eefje Boef, Marika Lekakou, Gertjan Postma at Meertens Institute
- Norbert Corver, Marjo van Koppen, Huib Kranendonk at Utrecht University
- Fred Weerman, Suzanne Aalberse, Olaf Koeneman, Hedde Zeijlstra at University of Amsterdam
- Guido Vanden Wyngaerd, Jeroen Van Craenenbroeck, at HU Brussel
- Magda Devos, Lobke Aelbrecht at Ghent University
- Johan Van Der Auwera at University of Antwerp
- Johan Rooryck, Tanja Temmerman at Leiden University Centre for Linguistics
- Gunther de Vogelaer at University of Munster
(West-)Flemish:
- Liliane Haegeman at University of Ghent
English dialects
In general:
- Jenny Cheshire at Queen Mary, University of London
- Bernd Kortmann, Benedikt Szmrecsanyi at University of Freiburg
- Karen Corrigan, Isabelle Buchstaller at University of Newcastle
- Joan Beal at University of Sheffield
- Alison Henry at University of Ulster Jordanstown
- Lieselotte Anderwald at University of Kiel
African English:
- Lisa Green at University of Texas
Appalachian English:
- Judy Bernstein at William Paterson University
- Marcel den Dikken at CUNY, The Graduate Center
- Christina Tortora at CUNY, College of Staten Island and The Graduate Center
- Raffaella Zanuttini at Yale University
Bradford English:
- Faye Chalcraft, University of Cambridge
Hiberno-English:
- James McCloskey at University of California at Santa Cruz
- Alison Henry & Siobhán Cottell at University of Ulster Jordanstown
North American English:
- Raffaella Zanuttini is project leader of Yale Grammatical Diversity Project at Yale University
Scottish English:
- Jennifer Smith at Glasgow University
- David Adger at Queen Mary, University of London
Estonian dialects
- Liina Lindstrom at University of Tartu
Faroese dialects
- Caroline Heycock, Antonella Sorace at University of Edinburgh
- Hjalmar Petersen at University of Hamburg
- Höskuldur Thráinsson, Jóhannes Gísli Jónsson, Thórhallur Eythórsson at University of Iceland
- Øystein Vangsnes, Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson at University of Tromsø
- Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen, Zakaris Hansen, Lena Reinart, Victoria Absalonsenat University of the Faroe Islands
Finnish dialects
- Hannele Forsberg, Miia Karttunen (research assistant) at University of Joensuu
- Anders Holmberg at University of Newcastle
- Jaakko Leino at Åbo Akademi University/University of Helsinki
- Urpo Nikanne at Åbo Akademi University
- Mari Siiroiinen, Heli Pekkarinen (PhD student), Markus Hamunen (research assistant) at University of Helsinki
- Maria Vilkuna at Research Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus)
French dialects
Occitan:
- Andres Kristol at University of Neuchâtel
- Tobias Scheer, Michèle Olivieri, Pierre-Aurélien Georges at University of Nice
- Patrick Sauzet at University of Toulouse
Franco-Provencal:
- Ur Shlonsky at University of Geneva
- Andres Kristol at University of Neuchâtel
Frisian dialects
- Eric Hoekstra & Henk Wolf at Fryske Akademy
- Jarich Hoekstra at University of Kiel
Gaelic dialects
Scottish Gaelic:
- David Adger at Queen Mary, University of London
German dialects
In general:
- Helmut Weiss at University of Frankfurt
- Ellen Brandner, Josef Bayer, Tanja Schmid at University of Konstanz
- Ralf Vogel at University of Potsdam
- Andreas Pankau at Utrecht University
- Alexandra Lenz at University of Vienna
Alemannic:
- Ellen Brandner at University of Konstanz
Austrian German:
- Franz Patocka at University of Vienna
Bavarian:
- Hans-Werner Eroms at University of Passau
- Josef Bayer at University of Konstanz
- Alexandra Lenz at University of Vienna
Hessian:
- Jurg Fleischer at University of Marburg
- Alexandra Lenz at University of Vienna
- Helmut Weiss University of Frankfurt
Moselle-Franconian:
- Tim Kallenborn at University of Vienna
- Alexandra Lenz at University of Vienna
Plautdietsch (a language of Netherlandic Mennonites in the Americas):
- Annemarie Toebosch at University of Michigan
Swiss German:
- Elvira Glaser at University of Zürich
- Martin Salzmann at University of Zürich/Konstanz
- Ur Shlonsky at University of Geneva
Tyrolean:
- Birgit Alber at University of Verona
Greek dialects
In general:
- Angela Ralli, Anna Roussou at University of Patras
- Symeon Tsolakidis, at Manolis Triandafyllidis Foundation
- Vassilios Spyropoulos, University of Athens
- Anthi Revithiadou, University of the Aegean
- Christina Bassea-Bezantakou is the director of Research center for Modern Greek dialects.
Asia Minor dialects:
- Angela Ralli at University of Patras
Cappadocian dialect:
- Mark Janse at Ghent University, Dimitris Papazachariou at University of Patras
Cretan dialect:
- Ioanna Kappa at University of Crete
Cypriot Greek:
- Stravroula Tsiplakou, Yoryia Agouraki, Phoevos Panagiotidis, Kleanthes Grohmann at University of Cyprus
Grico dialect (spoken in Italy):
- Angela Ralli, Argyris Archakis, Dimitris Papazachariou at University of Patras
Pontic Greek:
- Ioanna Sitaridou at University of Cambridge
Icelandic dialects
- Höskuldur Thráinsson, Ásgímur Angantysson, Ásta Svavarsdóttir, Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, Finnur Fridriksson, Jóhannes Gísli Jónsson, Sigrídur Sigurjónsdóttir, Theódóra Anna Torfadóttir, Thórhallur Eythorsson, Thórunn Blöndal at University of Iceland
Italian dialects
In general:
- Rita Manzini, Leonardo Savoia at University of Florence
- Roberta D'Alessandro at Leiden University
- Michele Loporcaro at University of Zurich
Northern Italian dialects:
- Cecilia Poletto and Nicola Munaro at University of Venice
- Paola Benincà at University of Padua
Southern Italian dialects:
- Michela Cennamo at University of Napels Federico II
- Angela Ralli and her group at Univesity of Patras (Greek-based, Grico dialect)
Macedonian dialects
- Olga Tomic at University of Skopje/University of Novi Sad
Malagasy dialects
- Ileana Paul at University of Western Ontario
Norwegian dialects
- Toril Fiva at University of Nordland
- University of Oslo, Tekstlab: This unit, led by Janne Bondi Johannessen, is responsible for the database technology of ScanDiaSyn. Members of tekstlab include Kristin Hagen, Anders Nøklestad, Joel J. Priestley, Piotr Garbacz, Signe Laake, Åshild Søfteland.
- Øystein Vangsnes, Peter Svenonius, Merete Anderssen, Kristine Bentzen, Philipp Conzett, Madeleine Halmøy, Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson, Endre Mørck, Marit Richardsen Westergaard, Christine Bjerkan Østbø, Hilde Sollid at University of Tromsø
- Tor Åfarli, Kristin Mehlum Eide, Elfrid Haaker Fjøsne, Randi Alice Nilsen, Mari Nygård, Leiv Inge Aa at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim
Portuguese dialects
In general:
- Ana Maria Martins, Ernestina Carrilho, Catarina Magro, Sandra Pereira at University of Lisbon
- Maria Lobo at Nova University of Lisbon
Brazilian Portuguese:
- Ananda Lima at University of California, Los Angeles Linguistics Department
Sámi dialects
- Mikael Vinka, Mikael Svonni at Umeå University
Slavic balkan dialects
- Olga Tomic at University of Skopje
Slovene dialects
- Marko Hladnik at Utrecht University
Spanish dialects
- Ines Fernandez-Ordonez at University of Madrid
Swedish dialects
In general:
- Jan-Ola Östman, Magnus Brenner, Jan Lindström, Leila Mattfolk, Åsa Mickwitz, Saija Tamminen, Camilla Wide at University of Helsinki
- Lars-Olof Delsing, Charlotte Carling, Mirjam Carlsson, Therese Granwald, Marit Julien, Katarina Lundin-Åkesson, Magdalena Munther, Karin Odham, Fredrik Persson, Christer Plackzack, Henrik Rosenkvist at University of Lund
Finnish Swedish:
- Lisa Södergård, Ann-Marie Ivars at The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland (SLS)
- Anders Holmberg at University of Newcastle
Welsh dialects
- David Willis (University of Cambridge), Maggie Tallerman (University of Newcastle) and Bob Borsley (University of Essex) have recently launched the Syntactic Atlas of Welsh Dialects.