Research Area
Active Research fields
Indo-European Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
Ancient Greek Linguistics
Reconstruction of Indo-European Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics
Comparative Linguistics: Analysis of Classical Languages (Ancient Greek; Vedic Sanskrit; Latin)
Cognitive approach to Classical Languages
Generative studies on Classical Languages
Verbal categories (Tense and Aspect)
Space-Time Deixis
Verbal Suppletion
Research projects of the last 5 years
FFR Projects (co-funded by University of Palermo):
2012-ATE-0164 (2013-2015): Sui processi di formazione di parola in prospettiva diacronica: morfologia dei composti dall'indoeuropeo al greco omerico - 'Homeric Greek Compounds Project' (PI: Bartolotta Annamaria).
PRIN Research Project of Relevant National Interest (co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Research)
2009-2013: Il metalinguaggio della linguistica (PI: prof. V. Orioles).
2015 (not co-funded): "Koiné, ecumene, imperium. La costruzione del mondo antico tra lingua e diritto" (PI: prof. C. Masi).
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS:
2015-oggi: 'Group Aspect en Grec', Paris - INALCO (Institut National des Langues et Civilizations Orientales - membre de Sorbonne Paris Cité).
2016-oggi: 'Charting the sematic space of Ancient Greek modality' with Rutger Allan (PI, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Daniel Kolligan (Universitat zu Koln), Michel Buijs (Universiteit Utrecht).