Professor Dr. Roberta Dahlman

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Biography

Roberta Colonna Dahlman is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Lund University, specializing in Italian Studies and Language Acquisition. She has authored a compilation thesis entitled "Studies on Factivity, Complementation, Propositional Attitudes" consisting of seven papers. Her primary research interests include the syntax and semantics of embedded clauses, presupposition, and knowledge attributions related to factivity and language attrition, focusing specifically on the double complementation system in the Gallipolino dialect of Southern Italy. Currently, she is investigating knowledge attributions and their implications for factivity, emphasizing the semantic ambiguity of the Italian verb 'sa' (to know) in various contexts. Dahlman has contributed to examining properties of cognitive factive verbs across languages. In her postdoctoral research at Stockholm University from September 2017 to January 2020, she explored reasons why 'sapere' (to know) is often construed with semantic ambiguity in comparison to its counterparts in different languages.

Research Interests

Language Acquisition Factivity Complementation Propositional Attitudes Knowledge Attribution Language Attrition

Experience

Associate Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

Lund University • Lund, Sweden

Teaching and researching interactions between language structure and meaning in Italian.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2017-09-01 — 2020-01-31

Stockholm University • Stockholm, Sweden

Investigated semantic ambiguities in the Italian verb 'sapere' and its counterparts in different languages.

Requirements for Lund University

Master Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
PTE
Writing
Required:61
Overall
Required:62

Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, History, Economic History, Economic Development, or Area Studies At least 90 ECTS credits in the qualifying major

Application Checklist

  • Official academic transcripts
  • Bachelor's degree certificate or proof of expected graduation
  • Copy of Passport or ID
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Statement of Purpose
  • CV

Specialization Notes

Includes Master of Science in Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East and European Affairs.