Dr. Andreas Willi

Biography

Andreas Willi is the Diebold Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford. He specializes in Ancient Greek linguistics, sociolinguistic variation, and the interplay of language, literature, and culture in the ancient world, with particular focus on Sicilian literature and the history and prehistory of the Greek verbal system. He has published several monographs, including 'Languages of Aristophanes: Aspects of Linguistic Variation in Classical Attic Greek' (2003), 'Sikelismos: Language, Literature, and Society in Greek Sicily' (2008), and 'The Origins of the Greek Verb' (2018), as well as edited volumes and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. Willi has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy in recognition of his contributions to the field. He welcomes doctoral students interested in Ancient Greek linguistics and related interdisciplinary topics.

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