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Personal profile
Research Interests
I have worked on several topics to do with argument structure and event structure, synchronically and diachronically, as well as aspects of noun phrase structure, particularly relative clauses. Currently, I mostly work on syntax and language change, with my current main research project being on the diachrony of relative clauses.
Biography
I was educated at University College London, in the English Department and the Linguistics Department. I have been at Edinburgh since 2002, having previously taught at the University of Cambridge and the University of Hong Kong.
Teaching
Syntax, semantics, and lexical semantics from pre-Honours to MSc.
Administrative Roles
At different times I have had various administrative roles, including
- Head of Linguistics and English Language 2017-2020
- Convenor of PPLS Undergraduate Board of Studies
- Director of MSc Applied Linguistics
- Director of MSc English Language
- Director of MSc Linguistics
- Director of Studies/Personal Tutor
- Member of School Management Committee
- Member of College Undergraduate Studies Committee
- Membership Secretary of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain
- PG Advisor for Linguistics and English Language
Research Groups
Cognitive Linguistics Research Group
English Language Research Group
Meaning and Grammar Research Group
Qualifications
1989 BA in English, First Class Honours, University of London (University College).
1991 MA in Modern English Language, University of London (University College).
1996 PhD in Linguistics, University of London (University College).
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Ten Lectures on Event Structure in a Network Theory of Language
Gisborne, N., 3 Sep 2020, Leiden: Brill. (Distinguished Lectures in Cognitive Linguistics)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Which-hunting in Medieval England
Truswell, R. & Gisborne, N., 1 Sep 2020, In: Canadian Journal of Linguistics. 65, 3, p. 326-349Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thematic roles and events
Gisborne, N. & Donaldson, J., 22 Mar 2019, The Oxford Handbook of Event Structure. Truswell, R. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 237-264Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Word grammar morphology
Gisborne, N., 21 Dec 2018, Oxford Handbook of Morphological Theory. Audring, J. & Masini, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 327-345Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Defaulting to the new Romance synthetic future
Gisborne, N., 2017, Defaults in Morphological Theory. Gisborne, N. & Hippisley, A. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 151-181 31 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Activities
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Idiomaticity and language change
Nikolas Gisborne (Speaker)
9 Sep 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Language Networks
Nikolas Gisborne (Host), Eva Duran-Eppler (Host) & Andrew Rosta (Host)
9 Sep 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt
Nikolas Gisborne (Contributor) & Graeme Trousdale (Contributor)
8 Jan 2019 → 10 Jan 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Parallel evolution of relative clauses in Indo-European
Nikolas Gisborne (Keynote speaker) & Robert Truswell (Keynote speaker)
16 Jun 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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External Examiner
Nikolas Gisborne (Examiner)
Sep 2017 → 2021Activity: Examination types › External Examiner or Assessor