Tomas Riad
Appearance
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Tomas Staffan Riad (born 15 November 1959 in Uppsala) is a Swedish linguist, specialised in Swedish phonology and prosody. He received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University in 1992[1] and is professor at the Department of Scandinavian languages there.[2] Riad is also a violinist, trained at the Royal College of Music in London and has worked as a full-time musician.[3] He was elected a member of the Swedish Academy on 29 September 2011 (taking his seat on 20 December).[4]
Bibliography
- Squibs, remarks and replies (1988); co-authors: Elly van Gelderen &, Arild Hestvik
- Reflexivity and predication (1988)
- Structures in Germanic Prosody. A diachronic study with special reference to the Nordic languages (1992)
- Birgitta Trotzig - Svenska Akademien Inträdestal (2011)
- The Phonology of Swedish (2013)
As editor
- Tones and Tunes: Typological Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody (2007)
- Tones and Tunes: Experimental Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody (2007)
- Typological Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody (2007)
- Studier i svensk språkhistoria. 12, Variation och förändring (2014)
Notes
- ^ Dissertation, full text available: Structures in Germanic Prosody. A diachronic study with special reference to the Nordic languages, Stockholm University, 1992.
- ^ Sandstedt
- ^ Englund
- ^ Sandstedt; the exact date of the election is clear from Englund's blog
References
- Peter Englund, "Ny ledamot, entry of 30 September 2011 in Englund's official blog as permanent secretary of the Academy
- Calle Sandstedt, "Ny ledamot i Svenska Akademien", Svenska Dagbladet, 30 September 2011.
External links
- Chair no. 6 - Tomas Riad Swedish Academy
- Official page at Stockholm University
- list of publications
- Interview with Tomas Riad, Sveriges Television