Dr. Martina Faller

Biography

Martina Faller is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Manchester, a position she has held since 2010. With a PhD in Linguistics from Stanford University, she has a robust background in both theoretical and practical aspects of linguistic research. Her expertise spans semantics and pragmatics, particularly from a cross-linguistic perspective, with a notable focus on Quechua linguistics and related fields. Since beginning her academic career as a Lecturer in Linguistics (2003-2010), she has contributed extensively to the understanding of cross-linguistic variation in semantics and pragmatics. Her international experience includes a visiting postdoctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen and research collaborations with Carnegie Mellon University. Faller is also involved in editorial tasks for the Journal of Linguistics and the Journal of Semantics. In addition to her teaching, she supervises several postgraduate research projects focused on various aspects of semantics and pragmatics, often incorporating fieldwork in Cusco, Peru. Faller is a member of several professional associations and regularly reviews grant proposals and academic submissions. Her active engagement in the field is also demonstrated through her organization of linguistic conferences and workshops.

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