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Theresa Biberauer specializes in theoretical and comparative historical syntax, with research interests that intersect issues of acquisition and contact. Her work focuses particularly on clause structure within Germanic languages, notably the peculiar patterns of variation and change exhibited by Afrikaans, which formed the core of her doctoral research. Biberauer completed her Ph.D. in 2003 and has since contributed to the field through her involvement in various research projects. From 2002 to 2007, she was a Research Associate on an AHRC-funded project investigating null subjects within a parametric theory. From October 2007 to May 2011, she served as a Senior Research Associate on another AHRC project, exploring the structure of linearization and disharmonic word orders. Since June 2011, she has been working on a 5-year ERC-funded grant project titled 'Reconsidering Comparative Syntax,' collaborating with prominent figures in the field such as Ian Roberts and Michelle Sheehan, alongside a team of PhD students. Additionally, Biberauer holds an honorary Associate Professorship at her South African alma mater, Stellenbosch University.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, England
Leading research on syntax and language variation.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.