Network by dialect
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, Ane Berro, Maia Duguine,Arantzazu Elordieta, Patxi Goenaga and Ane Odria at the University of the Basque Country
- Ricardo Etxepare, Urtzi Etxeberria, Bernard Oyharçabaland Aritz Irurtzun at IKER UMR5478
- Jon Ortiz de Urbina at the University of Deusto
- Milan Rezac at CNRS UMR 7023 University Paris 8
- Bill Haddican at CUNY (New York)
Additionally, the computational aspects of the project are handled by:
- Mikel Lersundi, Gotzon Santander, Aitor Soroa and Larraitz Uria at the IXA team in the University of the Basque Country
- Josu Landaat the Ametzagaina group
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 and Andreas Pankau at University of Frankfurt
- Ellen Brandner, Josef Bayer, Tanja Schmid at University of Konstanz
- Ralf Vogel at University of Potsdam
- 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
Cimbrian:
- Birgit Alber at University of Verona
- Ermenegildo Bidese, Federica Cognola, Andrea Padovan at University of Trento
Hessian:
- Jurg Fleischer at University of Marburg
- Alexandra Lenz at University of Vienna
- Helmut Weiss University of Frankfurt
Mocheno:
- Ermenegildo Bidese, Federica Cognola, Andrea Padovan at University of Trento
Moselle-Franconian:
- Tim Kallenborn, 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
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
Hungarian dialects
- Jeno Kiss at ELTE University
- Attila Hegedus and Karoly Gerstner at Pazmany Peter Catholic University
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
- Janne Bondi Johannessen,Kristin Hagen, Anders Nøklestad, Joel J. Priestley, Piotr Garbacz, Signe Laake, Åshild Søfteland. University of Oslo, Tekstlab:
- 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
- Ángel J. Gallego at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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.