PhD theses supervised

Completed

(2009) An Van linden. Dynamic, deontic and evaluative adjectives and their clausal complement patterns: A synchronic-diachronic account. Supervised with Hubert Cuyckens.

Current position: Professor, Université de Liège

PhD published as: Van linden, An (2012) Modal Adjectives. English Deontic and Evaluative Constructions in Synchrony and Diachrony (Topics in English Linguistics 75). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

(2012) Robin Fauconnier. Constructional effects of involuntary and inanimate Agents: A cross-linguistic study.

Current position: Consultant

(2015) Sarah D'Hertefelt. Insubordination in Germanic. A typology of complement and conditional constructions.

Current position: Freelance journalist

PhD published as: D'Hertefelt, Sarah (2018) Insubordination in Germanic: A typology of complement and conditional constructions (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs 318). Berlin: de Gruyter Mouton.

(2017) Dana Louagie. A typological study of noun phrase structures in Australian languages.

Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, FWO/FNRS

PhD published as: Louagie, Dana (2019) Noun phrases in Australian languages: A typological study (Pacific Linguistics 662). Berlin: de Gruyter Mouton.

(2018) Clair Hill. Person reference and interaction in Umpila/Kuuku Ya'u narrative. Supervised with Stephen Levinson (Max Planck Institut für Psycholinguistik).

Current position: Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales

(2023) Ellison Luk. Clause combining in Australian languages. A typological study.

Ongoing

(2024- ) Dasha Chistiakova. Split intransitivity in Pamir-Hindu Kush languages: An areal-typological study. Supervised with An Van linden (Université de Liège)

Jury member

(2012) van Egmond, Marie-Elaine. Enindhilyakwa phonology, morphosyntax and genetic position. PhD Dissertation, University of Sydney.

(2012) Verhulst, An. A corpus-based analysis of root necessity meanings in late 20th century British English. PhD Dissertation, University of Leuven.

(2013) Haraldstad Frostad, Benedicte. A Grammar of Ughele. An Oceanic Language of the Solomon Islands. PhD Dissertation, Radboud University Nijmegen.

(2015) Marchand, Karell. Essai de typologie des stratégies de subordination à travers différentes langues australiennes et papoues. PhD Dissertation, EPHE, Paris.

(2016) Kimps, Ditte. English variable tag questions. A typology of their interpersonal meanings. PhD Dissertation, University of Leuven.

(2016) Gentens, Caroline. The factive-reported distinction in English. Representational and interpersonal semantics. PhD Dissertation, University of Leuven.

(2018) Sonnaert, Jolijn. The atoms of person in pronominal paradigms. PhD Dissertation, University of Leuven.

(2020) Krajinovic Rodrigues, Ana. Tense, mood and aspects expressions in Nafsan (South Efate) from a typological perspective. PhD Dissertation, Humboldt Universität Berlin & University of Melbourne.

(2020) Miceli, Luisa. Unbalanced comparative patterns in historical linguistics: Theoretical implications and explanatory mechanisms for their development. PhD Dissertation, University of Western Australia.

(2020) Song, Na. Les particules finales enclitiques en dialecte de Baoding: Une étude typologique de leurs valeurs temporelles, aspectuelles, modales et évidentielles. PhD Dissertation, INALCO, Paris.

(2020) Marley, Alex. Kundangkujikaberrk: Variation and change in Bininj Kunwok, a Gunwinyguan language of Northern Australia. PhD Dissertation, Australian National University.

(2021) Ray, Alan. A grammar of Wik-Mungkan. PhD Dissertation, Monash University.

(2021) Willemsen, Jeroen. A grammar of Reta. PhD Dissertation, Aarhus University.

(2023) Haenggi, Philipp. Multilingual chance encounters between unacquainted people in public space. PhD Dissertation, University of Basel & University of Leuven.

(2023) Patard, Adeline. Temps, modalité et évidentialité dans la langue. Perspectives contrastive-typologique et diachronique. Habilitation, Sorbonne Nouvelle.

(2025) Bossuyt, Tom. Concessive conditionals in typological perspective. PhD Dissertation, University of Ghent.