Maria Tzevelekou Research areas • Semantics • Discourse

Maria Tzevelekou Research areas • Semantics • Discourse

Maria Tzevelekou
Research areas
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Semantics
Discourse Analysis
Philosophy of Language
Language and Cognition
Language Development and Language Assessment
Typology of Language
Language Policy
Maria Tzevelekou is a Research Director at the Institute for Language and Speech Processing“Athena” Research Center and a member of the Scientific Board. She was born in Athens
and studied linguistics in Paris (Université de Paris VII and VIII).
Education
• Licence de linguistique générale, Université de Paris VII, 1977.
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Maîtrise de linguistique théorique, Université de Paris VIII.
Dissertation title: Structuralisme et phénoménologie, 1979. (Under the direction of
Nicolas Ruwet)
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Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies de linguistique formelle (DEA), Université de Paris VII Laboratoire de linguistique formelle, 1981.
Dissertation title : L’aspect en grec moderne. 1981 (under the direction of Antoine
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Thèse de doctorat en linguistique théorique et formelle, Université de Paris VIILaboratoire de linguistique formelle.
Thesis title : Catégorisation lexicale et aspect: le système aspectuel du grec moderne,
1995. (under the direction of Antoine Culioli)
As a researcher at ILSP she organized the semantic component (Tense, Aspect, Modality and
Argument Structure) in several Research & Development European projects on Natural
Language Processing:
- EUROTRA Machine Translation project (1985-1992)
- GRAAL (Grammar Resources for Advanced Application of Linguare - 1993-1995)
- MLAP (Multilingual Application Program- 1993-1996)
- LSGram (Large Scale Grammars for EC Languages - 1993-1996).
In 1996 she initiated an experimental lab focusing on Language Development, Bilingualism,
Bilingual Education and Language Policy. Since 1996 she has been actively involved in a large
scale educational reform project aiming at the bilingual minority schools of Western
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Thrace(Education of the Muslim Minority of Western Thrace), financed by the Ministry of
Education and EU and supervised by the University of Athens. By drawing together linguists
and information scientists, she supervised the development and the implementation of a
large array of educational materials: Language Learning Curriculum for bilingual education
and a number of CALL systems and textbooks for learning Greek as a second language: series
of courses for learning Greek as a second language (CD-ROMs and books), Greek-Turkish
dictionary of 6000 entries (multimedia system and book), Basic Grammar of Greek (book),
Greek-Turkish-English dictionary of 7000 terms (multimedia system) for secondary
education, a web based system for listening comprehension: xanthi.ilsp.gr/akoustikh)
She also coordinated a large scale research project for Language Assessment in the minority
bilingual schools of Western Thrace. In parallel she supervised the development, annotation
and study of an extensive electronic corpus of Greek as a second language.
The Language Development lab now works under her direction on three different projects:
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An On Line Language Assessment System (OLLAS). (ILSP)
Bilingual Development in Reception Classes for immigrant population. (Aristotelian
University of Thessaloniki).
Bilingual Development in the Muslim minority of Western Thrace (University of
Athens).
From 2010 till now she is a member of a team of experts appointed by the Ministry of
Education for setting up the Language Syllabus and Curriculum for the compulsory education
in Greece.
Teaching
1995-2002: undergraduate courses on Theoretical Linguistics, Semantics and Language
Acquisition at the University of Athens.
1998-2001: postgraduate courses on Natural Language Processing at the Ionian University
1998-2010: postgraduate courses on Formal Semantics at the University of Athens-National
Technical University of Athens.
Fellowships
2002-2003: Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Research Fellowship, Program in Hellenic Studies,
Princeton University.
In spring 2012 she worked as a Visiting Researcher at SeDyL (Structure et dynamique des
langues –CNRS UMR8202)
Publications (short list)
• P. Simos, G. Sideridis, A. Mouzaki, A. Chatzidaki, M. Tzevelekou (in press) “Vocabulary
growth in second language among immigrant school-aged children in Greece”, Applied
Psycholinguistics.
• M. Tzevelekou & S. Vassilaki (in press) “De l'espace au temps dans la relation
d'antériorité. Le connecteur prin du grec moderne". Colloque International de
Linguistique Fonctionnelle, 2010.
• M. Tzevelekou & V. Kantzou (2011) "On Narrative Future". Proceedings of the 9th
International Conference of Greek Linguistics (ICGL 9), Chicago USA, pp. 288-97:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12639124/icgl2009/proceedings/24_Tzevelekou%20Kantzou_
KED_277.pdf.
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M. Tzevelekou (2011) “Once upon a time: Representation of temporal structures in
children’s narrative”, S. Moschonas (ed.), Studies on the temporal system of Modern
Greek, from the point of view of Greek as a second/foreign language. [in Greek], pp. 65122, Athens, Patakis.
M. Tzevelekou (2010) “Language Issues in Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks” [in
Greek]. Y. Voulgaris & L. Κotsonopoulos (eds), In Antonio Gramsci’s paths, Politics and
Culture: from Nation-states to globalization, pp. 170-187, Athens, Themelio,
M. Tzevelekou (2009) “Aspect in stative predicates [in Greek], Studies in Greek
Linguistics, pp. 236-247, Salonika, Institute of Modern Greek Studies.
S. Varlokosta, M. Iakovou, V. Kanzou, J. Papageorgakopoulos, S. Stamouli, M.
Tzevelekou, V. Chondroyanni (2009) “Tests for assessing young learners’ proficiency in
Greek” [in Greek]. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference for teaching Greek as
a foreign language, pp. 131-141. Athens, University of Athens.
S. Markantonatou & M. Tzevelekou (2008) “Movement predicates in the acquisition of
Greek as a second language”. [in Greek]. Mozer, A. et al (eds) Glossis Charin. Athens,
Ellinika Grammata.
M. Tzevelekou (2008).“Minority Education in Information Society” [in Greek], Th.
Dragona & A. Fragkoudaki (eds) Addition, not Subtraction, Multiplication, not Division:
The educational reform in the Muslim minority of Western Thrace, pp. 155-174, Athens,
Metechmio.
M. Tzevelekou et al (2008) “Greek as L2: CEF and assessing language proficiency in
Greek” [in Greek], Th. Dragona & A. Fragkoudaki (eds) Addition, not Subtraction,
Multiplication, not Division: The educational reform in the Muslim minority of Western
Thrace, pp. 199-221, Athens, Metechmio.
M. Tzevelekou, V. Kanzou, S. Stamouli (2007) Basic grammar of Greek. University of
Athens, Athens, 212 p.
http://www.ilsp.gr/administrator/components/com_jresearch/files/publications/Basic_
Greek_Grammar.pdf
M. Tzevelekou (2007) “History of Language: Between Linguistics and historiography” Nea
Hestia, V. 1799, pp. 596-606. Athens, Hestia Pub.
M. Tzevelekou et al (2006) “Assessing proficiency in Greek in minority schools of Thrace”
[In Greek]. A. Kavvadia et al (eds), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of
the Greek Applied Linguistics Association, vol. 9, pp. 343–357. Salonika, University Studio
Press.
M. Tzevelekou et al (2006) “Assessing proficiency in Greek in minority bilingual schools
of W. Thrace [in Greek]. Proceedings of the Conference “Intercultural Education and
Teaching of Greek as L2, pp. 100-116. Nicosia, Cyprus Institute of Education.
M. Stavrou & M. Tzevelekou (2006) “Homeostasis and diversity: introduction to “Greek:
History of the Language and its speakers” by G. Horrocks”[in Greek], pp. 27-50, Athens,
Hestia.
M. Tzevelekou & G. Stainhaouer (2005) “Language acquisition and processing of
linguistic data”, [in Greek] Linguistic Studies and ICT, Aristotelian University of Salonika,
http://www-old.lit.auth.gr/public/syn/tzevelekou-steinhauer.pdf.
De Vogue, S., R. Camus, I. Depraetere, S. Mellet, A. Rijksbaron, M. Tzevelekou (2004)
“Aspect”. B. Cassin (ed.), Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. pp. 116-144, Paris,
Seuil.
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M.Tzevelekou et al (2004) Greek-Turkish Dictionary, University of Athens, Athens,
Hellinika Grammata.
M. Tzevelekou (2003) “Narrative structures and habitual-iterative predicates” [in Greek]
Studies in Greek Linguistics, pp. 637-646, Salonika, Kyriakides.
M. Tzevelekou, M. (2002) “Validation and Verification: the case of imperfective past”.[in
Greek], Glossologia, V. 14, pp. 25-44. Department of Linguistics, University of
Athens
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M. Tzevelekou (2002) “Learning about and via multimedia interactive systems”. B. Cope,
M. Kalantzis & G. Varnava-Skoura (eds), Learning for the Future: New Worlds, New
Literacies, New Learning, New People. Common Ground Pub.
M. Tzevelekou (2002) “Scales of assertion”. Ch. Clairis (ed), Recherches en Linguistique
Grecque, pp. 287-290. Paris, L’ Harmattan.
M. Stavrou & M. Tzevelekou (eds) (2000) Machine Translation and Greek Language,
Athens, Kastaniotis.
M. Tzevelekou (2000) “Integrating Language Tools into a Computer Assisted 2nd
Language Learning”, Second International Conference on Language Resources and
Evaluation, Workshop: Language Resources and Tools for Educational Applications, pp.
35-39. European Languages Resources Association.
M. Tzevelekou (2000) “Book review of I. Tsamadou-Jacoberger & S. Vassilaki,
«Aspects du grec moderne», [Lalies 15, 1995, Presses de l’Ecole Normale
Supérieure de Paris]. Glossologia, V. 11-12, pp. 382-388. Department of
Linguistics, University of Athens.
M. Tzevelekou (2000) “Constrains on medio-passive participle” Glossologia, V.
11-12, pp. 257-277. Department of Linguistics, University of Athens
M. Tzevelekou (2000) “Temporal Structures in Discourse”. M. Stavrou, M. Tzevelekou
(eds) (2000). Machine Translation and Greek Language, pp. 295-340, Athens, Kastaniotis.
M. Tzevelekou (1996) “Durative adverbials”, Topika B’, P. Poulos (ed) On Construction,
pp. 165-178, Athens, Nissos.
M. Tzevelekou (1989) “Tense, grammatical and lexical aspect” Studies in Greek
Linguistics, pp. 369-388. Salonika, Kyriakides.
Thesis
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M. Tzevelekou (1995) Catégorisation lexicale et aspect: le système aspectuel du grec
moderne, 600 p., PhD Thesis, Université Paris VII.
M. Tzevelekou (1981) L’aspect en grec moderne. Master’s Thesis, Université Paris
VII.
M. Tzevelekou (1981) Structuralisme et Phénoménologie : La théorie linguistique de
R. Jakobson, Master’s Thesis, Université Paris VIII.
Communication
Institute for Language and Speech Processing – “Athena” Research Centre
Epidavrou & Artemidos 6, Paradisos, Marousi, 151 25, Athens.
tel: +30 210-6875351
e-mail: mtzevelekou at ilsp.athena-innovation.gr
skype: maria.tzevelekou2
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url: www.ilsp.gr
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