Tomas Riad
Swedish linguist
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Riad in 2019 | |
Born | Tomas Staffan Riad (1959-11-15) 15 November 1959 (age 64) Uppsala, Sweden |
Education | Stockholm University |
Occupation(s) | Linguist, musician, writer |
Employer(s) | Stockholm University University of Gothenburg |
Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 6) | |
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Assumed office 20 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Birgitta Trotzig |
Tomas Staffan Riad (born 15 November 1959) 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 (2014)
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
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
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- Chair no. 6 – Tomas Riad Swedish Academy
- Official page at Stockholm University
- list of publications
- Interview with Tomas Riad, Sveriges Television
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Preceded by Birgitta Trotzig | Swedish Academy, Seat No.6 2011–present | Incumbent |
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Swedish Academy
"[T]o work for the 'purity, vigour and majesty' of the Swedish language"
members
- Eric M. Runesson
- Bo Ralph
- David Håkansson
- Anders Olsson
- Ingrid Carlberg
- Tomas Riad
- Åsa Wikforss
- Jesper Svenbro
- Ellen Mattson
- Peter Englund
- Mats Malm (permanent secretary)
- Per Wästberg
- Anne Swärd
- Steve Sem-Sandberg
- Jila Mossaed
- Anna-Karin Palm
- Horace Engdahl
- Tua Forsström