Research Interests

Main research areas

• Morphology (morphology-syntax interface, conversion in Romance Languages, Old-Italian word-formation);
• Semantics and Lexicology (polysemy, lexical motivation, iconicity in the lexicon);
• Contact Linguistics (mainly dialect-dialect, dialect-standard);
• Standardization and Koineization;
• Language Change in Minority Languages (with a focus on Sardinia and Southern France).