Dr. Sam Wolfe

Professor

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Biography

Professor Sam Wolfe specializes in French Romance Linguistics and teaches at the University of Oxford, where he is a Tutor Fellow at St Catherine's College. Wolfe's research focuses on grammatical variation, acquisition, and change, particularly within Romance languages. His recent monograph, 'Syntactic Change French', published by Oxford University Press in 2021, investigates the grammatical evolution from Latin to contemporary French. He has co-edited several volumes, including 'Rethinking Verb' and 'Variation Change Gallo-Romance Grammar', which explore key themes in Romance linguistics. Wolfe's current projects include a major monograph on syntactic stability and change in Romance languages, as well as a comprehensive Oxford Handbook on Syntactic Cartography, planned for release in 2025. Wolfe is committed to enhancing access to higher education for care-leavers and has held leadership roles in educational governance.

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Experience

Professor

2019-09-01 — Present

University of Oxford • Oxford

Professor of French Romance Linguistics, Tutor Fellow at St Catherine's College.

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.