PhD Supervision

Rachel Selbach, Structure and development of Lingua Franca (1500-1900). Forthcoming, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Peter Bakker, Kees Hengeveld.

Lissan Taal-Apelqvist, Acquisitional distance and syntactic diversion. Forthcoming, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Jan Hulstijn.

Lois Kemp, A hierarchical approach to evidential adverbs in –ly in English. Forthcoming, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Olga Fischer, Kees Hengeveld, Hella Olbertz.

Katherine Walker, Typology of alternating verbs. Forthcoming, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Eva van Lier.

Hongmei Fang, Sentence final particles in Mandarin. May 17, 2021, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Hella Olbertz.

Marieke Olthof, Incorporation: Constraints on variation. September 4, 2020, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Jan Don, Kees Hengeveld.

Lorena Nuñez Pinero, Las construcciones desiderativas en la lengua de los Siglos de Oro. July 9, 2020, Universidad Complutense Madrid. Kees Hengeveld, Silvia Iglesias Recuero.

Caroline Roset, A Grammar of Darfur Arabic. May 18, 2018, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Manfred Woidich

Marlou van Rijn, The expression of modifiers and arguments in the noun phrase and beyond. June 15, 2017, University of Amsterdam.
Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Eva van Lier.

Seid Tvica, Agreement, verb placement and unlearnable languages. March 1, 2017, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Olaf Koeneman, Fred Weerman, Hedde Zeijlstra.

Matthias Passer, The Nature of Nominal Classification. December 15, 2016, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Hedde Zeijlstra.

Katherine Bolaños, A grammar of Kakua. October 12, 2016, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Patience Epps, Kees Hengeveld, Frank Seifart.

Smadar Cohen, Person markers in Spoken Spontaneous Israeli Hebrew. September 27, 2016, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Shlomo Berger, Kees Hengeveld

Femmy Admiraal, The Grammar of Space in Baure. June 3, 2016, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Swintha Danielsen, Kees Hengeveld.

Konrad Rybka, When ‘what’ and ‘where’ fall into place: The ontological status of place terms in Lokono. February 26, 2016, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Enoch Aboh, Eithne Carlin, Kees Hengeveld.

Sterre Leufkens, Transparency in language: A typological study. January 23, 2015, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Norval Smith.

Marc Bavant, Résultatif, diathèse et possession en basque, vieux perse et élamite. April 9, 2014, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Wim Jansen.

Mark Schmalz, Aspects of the grammar of Tundra Yukaghir. December 12, 2013, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Cecilia Odé.

Ekaterina Bobyleva, The development of nominal functional categories in creoles: Towards a multidimensional model of creole genesis. April 12, 2013, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Enoch Aboh, Kees Hengeveld.

Lucía Contreras García, Grammar in 3D: On Linguistic Theory Design. February 7, 2013, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Daniel García Velasco, Kees Hengeveld.

Herby Glaude, Aspects de la syntaxe de l’haïtien. December 14, 2012/January 24, 2013, Université Paris-8/University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Enoch Aboh, Kees Hengeveld, Anne Zribi-Hertz.

Maria Chondrogianni, The Pragmatics of the Modern Greek Verb Mood system. May 31, 2011, University of Westminster. Supervisors: Vassiliki Bouki, Kees Hengeveld.

Arok Wolvengrey, Pragmatic and Semantic Functions in Plains Cree Syntax. February 22, 2011, University of Amsterdam. Supervisor: Kees Hengeveld.

Nurit Dekel, A matter of time: Tense, mood and aspect in Spontaneous Spoken Israeli Hebrew. July 2, 2010, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Shlomo Berger, Kees Hengeveld.

Niels Smit, FYI: Theory and typology of information packaging. April 22, 2010, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Enoch Aboh, Kees Hengeveld.

Sebastian Nordhoff, A grammar of Upcountry Sri Lanka Malay. November 27, 2009, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Umberto Ansaldo, Kees Hengeveld.

Marina Dyakonova, A phase-based approach to Russian free word order. October 9, 2009, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Enoch Aboh, Kees Hengeveld.

Eva van Lier, Parts of speech and dependent verb forms: A typological study. September 25, 2009. University of Amsterdam. Supervisor: Kees Hengeveld. Awarded the 2013 Joseph Greenberg Award of the Association for Linguistic Typology.

Hugo Canelas Cardoso, The Indo-Portuguese language of Diu. June 5, 2009, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Umberto Ansaldo, Kees Hengeveld.

Jorge Gómez Rendón, Typological and social constraints on language contact: Amerindian languages in contact with Spanish. October 2, 2008, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Dik Bakker, Kees Hengeveld.

Fabrice Nauze, Modality in Typological Perspective. September 4, 2008, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Frank Veltman.

Wim Jansen, Woordvolgorde in het Esperanto: Normen, taalgebruik en universalia. October 2, 2007, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Marc van Oostendorp.

Annerieke Boland, Aspect, tense and modality: Theory, typology, acquisition. March 3, 2006, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Anne Baker, Kees Hengeveld.

Matthew Anstey, Towards a Functional Discourse Grammar analysis of Tiberian Hebrew. March 1, 2006, Free University Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Eep Talstra.I

Ingeborg van Gijn, The quest for syntactic dependency: Sentential complementation in Sign Language of the Netherlands. June 17, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Anne Baker, Kees Hengeveld.

Bert Botma, Phonological aspects of nasality: An element-based dependency account. June 2, 2004, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Norval Smith.

Francisco Octavio Zuluaga Gómez, Análisis pragmalingüístico de las unidades fraseológicas fijas en español con atención especial a los refranes. December 9, 2003, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Henk Haverkate, Kees Hengeveld.

Mily Crevels, Concession: a typological study. Januari 27, 2000, University of Amsterdam. Supervisor: Kees Hengeveld.

María Jesús Pérez Quintero, La subordinación adverbial en inglés: Un enfoque funcional. March 11, 1999, Universidad de La Laguna. Supervisors: José Gómez Soliño, Kees Hengeveld. Revised version of thesis published by Rodopi.

Daniel Garcia Velasco, La predicación nuclear en la Gramática Funcional de S.C. Dik: Una perspectiva conceptual. July 2, 1998, Universidad de Oviedo. Supervisors: José Luis González Escribano, Kees Hengeveld.

Inge Genee, Sentential complementation in a functional grammar of Irish. June 29, 1998, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Ruairi Ó hUiginn, Harm Pinkster.

Ans Steuten, A contribution to the linguistic analysis of business conversations within the Language/Action perspective. June 22, 1998, Delft University of Technology. Supervisors: Jan Dietz, Kees Hengeveld.

Pilar Guerrero Medina, La transitividad menos prototípica en la Gramática Funcional. Estudio contrastivo inglés-español-alemán. September 25, 1997, Universidad de Córdoba. Supervisor: Kees Hengeveld.

Tim van Baar, Phasal polarity. June 12, 1997, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Kees Hengeveld, Co Vet.

María Carmen Portero Muñoz, Intensificación: estudio de un clasema. April 5, 1997, Universidad de Córdoba. Supervisor: Kees Hengeveld.

Hella Olbertz, Periphrastic constructions in a functional grammar of Spanish. May 31, 1996, University of Amsterdam. Supervisors: Henk Haverkate, Kees Hengeveld. Revised version of thesis published by Mouton de Gruyter.