Curriculum Vitae

Ioanna Topintzi

Professor, School of English Language and Literature

Personal Information

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topintzi@enl.auth.gr
http://www.enl.auth.gr/staff/topintzi/
Scopus ID24173793500
Google Scholar IDBdgnm_gAAAAJ
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-6639
Γνωστικό Αντικείμενο:
ΦΩΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ
Επιστημονική Ειδίκευση:
- Ανθρωπιστικά
- Ξένες γλώσσες
- Μητρική γλώσσα

Education

Προπτυχιακές Σπουδές

2001	Πτυχίο Φιλολογίας/Φιλοσοφική Κρήτης Greece Γλωσσολογίας

Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές

2002	MA Phonetics & Linguistics / Life Sciences UCL Great Britain

Διδακτορικό Δίπλωμα

2006	PhD Phonetics & Linguistics / Life Sciences UCL Great Britain

Course Work

Courses of Winter semester of 2025–26 academic year

	SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Γλ2-120	INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS I
Γλ2-496	PHONOLOGY-MORPHOLOGY INTERFACE

Courses of Spring semester of 2025–26 academic year

	SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Γλ2-230	PHONETICS-PHONOLOGY
Γλ2-396	LANGUAGE TYPOLOGY: SYNCHRONIC AND DIACHRONIC VIEWS

Theses Supervised

Student Theses within AUTh

In progress

Doctoral

Topics in Albanian syllable structure: on vowel insertion and clusters
Syllable Structure in Modern Greek: Theoritical and experimental approaches
From Nothing to More than Something: Gaps and Overabudance in Modern Greek

2024–2025

Undergraduate

ADAPTATION OF THE TURKISH VOWELS IN GREEK

2022–2023

Postgraduate

Greek loanword blends: analysis of syllabic length, stress, coda finality and switch point.
Magnitude symbolism in Greek plosives: the role of place of articulation, voicing, and position in the perception of largeness

2019–2020

Postgraduate

End-weight manifestations in Greek binomials

2018–2019

Postgraduate

Re-approaching Schneider's Law
Computation of Nominal Inflectional Allomorphy in Albanian
Phonologically Conditioned Allomorphy in Modern Greek

Undergraduate

THE SYLLABIFICATION OF WORD-MEDIAL OBSTRUENT-NASAL CLUSTERS IN MODERN GREEK.

Theses outside AUTh

Doctoral Level

2013–2014

Eva Zimmermann. A phonological account to morphological length, Universität Leipzig.

Administrative Work

Τμήματος
#	Από	Έως	Θέση Όργανο / Επιτροπή
8	2020	2021	Director, Τομέα Θεωρητικής και Εφαρμοσμένης Γλωσσολογίας
6	2019	2024	Member, Εξεταστικής επιτροπής για αξιολόγηση υποψηφιοτήτων για εκπόνηση διδακτορικής διατριβής
10	2019	2023	Member, ΟΜΕΑ
7	2019	2020	Director, Τομέα Θεωρητικής και Εφαρμοσμένης Γλωσσολογίας
5	2018	2025	Member, Επιτροπής Απαλλαγής Μεταπτυχιακών Φοιτητών από τα δίδακτρα φοίτησης
9	2018	2025	Member, Συντονιστική Επιτροπή Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών
4	2017	2018	Σύμβουλος Σπουδών (κατά το χειμερινό εξάμηνο)
3	2016	2020	Member, Επιτροπής Επιλογής Υποψηφίων ΠΜΣ
2	2015	2021	Coordinator, Erasmus Πρακτικής Άσκησης
1	2015	2018	Member, Επιτροπής Οδηγού Σπουδών Προπτυχιακού Κύκλου Σπουδών, Τμήμα Αγγλικής

Άλλο
#	Από	Έως	Θέση Περιγραφή
3	2013	2014	Habilitationskommission of Dr. L. Jocz, Philologische Fakultät, University of Leipzig, Προεδρεύουσα επιτροπής
1	2012	2013	Studienkommission, Philologische Fakultät, University of Leipzig, Μέλος επιτροπής
2	2011	2014	Erweiterter Fakultätsrat, Philologische Fakultät, University of Leipzig, Μέλος επιτροπης

Research Projects

Coordinator
2023–2025	Syllable Structure in Modern Greek: theoretical and experimental approaches
2016–2017	Convention: "23rd International Symposium on Theretical and Applied Linguistics"
2016–2017	23rd International Symposium on Theretical and Applied Linguistics
2016–2017	Quaqntitave and quantitive features of the Rime in Modern Greek and its place in the typology of the phenomenon

Participant
2020–2026
2018–2026
2014–2016	Staff mobility for teaching and training between participating countries in the ERASMUS + programme for academic years 2014-2016.
2014–2026
2007–2008	General coordination-promotion of seperate actions
1997–2025	Πληρωμές μελών ΔΕΠ

Non ELKE AUTh

Participation

2012-2015ΔΙΑΦΩΝΗΕΝ
01/05/2013-30/04/2018Άκρα και Ασυμμετρίες στην Φωνολογία και τη Μορφολογία
01/04/2014-31/03/2022Αλληλεπίδραση Γραμματικών Δομικών Στοιχείων
1/1/2023-31/12/2024
2023-2028

Work Acknowledgement

Publications

(2025)

Journal Article

de Sisto Mirella, Martinez-Paricio Violeta, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2025) . Antepenultimate rhyme in Spanish and Greek as a window to metrically weak positions . Glossa
Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Zimmermann Eva . (2025) . Reconciling "Heavy" and "Long": the Typology of Lexical Geminates . Linguistic Inquiry . vol.56 no.2 p.311–351

(2024)

Book - Textbook

Alexiou Thomai (editor), Agathopoulou Eleni (editor), Dimitrakopoulou Maria (editor), Georgakopoulos Athanasios (editor), Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) (editor) . (2024) . Vol 25 (2024): Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics from 25th ISTAL, Thessaloniki 13-15 May, 2022 . Θεσσαλονίκη . Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης

(2023)

Book - Textbook

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2023) . Phonetics and Phonology: An introduction, with special focus on English and Greek. . Kallipos, Open Academic Editions

(2022)

Journal Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2022) . A new phonological analysis of geminates in Cypriot Greek (and beyond). . Journal of Greek Linguistics . vol.22 no.1 p.36-71

Book Chapter

Κάππα Ιωάννα, Τοπιντζή Ιωάννα . (2022) . Φωνολογία . Εισαγωγή στη Γλωσσολογία: Θεμελιώδεις έννοιες και βασικοί κλάδοι με έμφαση στην ελληνική γλώσσα. . Επιμέλεια:Μαρίκα Λεκάκου, Νίνα Τοπιντζή . Αθήνα . Gutenberg . p.91-149

Conference Proceedings Article

Kikiopoulou Athina, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2022) . Regularities and Oddities in Greek Binomials. . Proceedings of the 2021 Annual Meeting on Phonology (AMP 2021) . 2021 Annual Meeting on Phonology . Linguistic Society of America

Book - Textbook

Λεκάκου Μαρίκα (editor), Τοπιντζή Ιωάννα (editor) . (2022) . Εισαγωγή στη Γλωσσολογία: Θεμελιώδεις έννοιες και βασικοί κλάδοι με έμφαση στην ελληνική γλώσσα. . Αθήνα . Gutenberg

(2021)

Book - Textbook

Τοπιντζή Ιωάννα Νίνα . (2021) . Τυπολογία Γλωσσών.: Βασικές αρχές, θεωρητικές προσεγγίσεις και φαινόμενα. . Ηράκλειο . Πανεπιστημιακές Έκδοσεις Κρήτης

(2020)

Conference Proceedings Article

Gratsouni Dimitra, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2020) . On the syllabification of ON (obstruent-nasal) clusters in Greek . Studies in Greek Linguistics . 40th Annual Meeting of the Department of Linguistics (AMGL 40) . Thessaloniki, Greece . Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών . vol.40

Conference Announcement

Markoulaki Katerina, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2020) . Some things you just cannot share: on Schneider’s Law, geminates and syllables . 24th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics . Thessaloniki - Greece

(2019)

Journal Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Avdelidis Konstantinos, Valkanou Theodora . (2019) . Quantifying Greek rhyme . ISTAL . vol.23 p.429-447

Book - Textbook

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) (editor), Lavidas Nikolaos (editor), Moumtzi Maria (editor) . (2019) . 23rd International Symposium papers on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics - Selected Papers: (ISTAL 23)

(2018)

Conference Proceedings Article

White James, Kager Rene, Linzen Tal, Markopoulos Giorgos, Martin Alexander, Nevins Andrew, Peperkamp Sharon, Polgárdi K., Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), van de Vijver Ruben . (2018) . Preference for locality is affected by the prefix/suffix asymmetry: evidence from artificial language learning . Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the North East Linguistic Society [NELS 48] . 48th Annual Meeting of the North East Linguistic Society . Iceland, Reykjavik . vol.48 no.3 p.207-220

(2017)

Journal Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2017) . The prosodic colon in stress, tone and prosodic templates: evidence from Iquito and elsewhere . ISTAL . vol.22 p.466-479
Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Nevins Andrew . (2017) . Moraic Onsets in Arrernte . Phonology . vol.34 no.3 p.615-650

Book Chapter

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Davis Stuart . (2017) . On the Weight of Edge Geminates . Phonetics and Phonology of Geminate Consonants . Επιμέλεια: Kubozono, Haruo . Oxford University Press . p.260-282

(2016)

Journal Article

Baltazani Mary, Kainada Evia, Revythiadou Anthoula, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2016) . Vocoid-driven processes: Palatalization and glide hardening in Greek and its dialects . Glossa
Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Baltazani Mary . (2016) . The third dream: aspects of the morphophonology of the Greek glide and palatals . Linguistics Unlimited . vol. 1

Book Chapter

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2016) . Iquito: The Prosodic Colon and Challenges to OT Stress Accounts . Dimensions of Phonological Stress . Cambridge University Press . p.123-167

Conference Proceedings Article

Lengeris Angelos, Kainada Evia, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2016) . Vowel raising, deletion and diphthongization in Kozani Greek . Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory . 6th International Conference of Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory . Patras, Greece . Patras . University of Patras . p.92-100
Μπαλταζάνη Μ., Καϊναδά Ε., Ρεβυθιάδου Ανθούλα, Τοπιντζή Ιωάννα . (2016) . Είδη ουρανικοποίησης στην Ελληνική και τις διαλέκτους της. . Μελέτες για την Ελληνική Γλώσσα . p. 251-262

(2015)

Journal Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Versace Stefano . (2015) . A Linguistic Analysis of the Modern Greek Dekapentasyllavo meter . Journal of Greek Linguistics . vol.15 no.2 p.235-269

(2014)

Book Chapter

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Zimmermann Eva . (2014) . As alive as ever: the geminate debate under Containment . Linguistische Arbeits Berichte 92: Topics at InfL . Επιμέλεια:Assmann, Anke et al. . Universität Leipzig . p.65-90
Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2014) . Sandhi . Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics . Editor Giannakis, Georgios
Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2014) . Compensatory Lengthening . Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics . Editor Giannakis, Georgios

Conference Announcement

Davis Stuart, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2014) . On the Weight of Edge Geminates . Conference on Weight in Phonetics and Phonology . New York - USA
Nevins Andrew, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2014) . Moraic Onsets and Cross-Anchoring in Arrernte . 22th Manchester Phonology Meeting . Manchester - UK

Book - Textbook

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2014) . Onsets . Cambridge University Press

(2013)

Book Chapter

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2013) . Syllable . Wörterbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft . Επιμέλεια:T.A. Hall, Bernd Pompino-Marschall . τομ.4

Conference Announcement

Baltazani Mary, Foudos Ioannis, Kainada Evia, Kappa Ioanna, Lengeris Angelos, Mattheoudakis Marina, Mikros Georgios, Nikolaidou Aikaterini, Papazachariou Dimitris, Revithiadou Anthi, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Tzakosta Marina . (2013) . VOCALECT: A project for the analysis of dialectal vocalic systems’ . 11th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, Rhodes
Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Versace Stefano . (2013) . Modern Greek Dekapentasyllavo Structure and the Principle of Regulated Asymmetry . m@90: Workshop on Metrical Structure: Stress, Meter and Textsetting . Cambridge, MIT - USA

(2012)

Book Chapter

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Baltazani Mary . (2012) . The acoustics of high-vowel loss in a Northern Greek dialect and typological implications . Consonant clusters and structural complexity . Επιμέλεια:P. Hoole et al. . Mouton de Gruyter . p.369-398

Conference Proceedings Article

Baltazani Mary, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2012) . On some phonetic and phonological properties of the Greek glide . Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Greek Linguistics . 10th International Conference on Greek Linguistics . Κομοτηνή
Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Kainada Evia . (2012) . Acronyms and the placement of default stress in Greek . Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Greek Linguistics . 10ο Διεθνές Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Γλωσσολογίας / 10th International Conference on Greek Linguistics . Κομοτηνή, Ελλάδα . p.559-570

(2011)

Book - Textbook

Koutoupi-Kitis Elizabeth (editor), Lavidas Nikolaos (editor), Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) (editor), Tsangalidis Anastasios (editor) . (2011) . Selected Papers from the 19th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics: (ISTAL 19)

(2010)

Conference Proceedings Article

Baltazani Mary, Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2010) . The phonology and phonetics of glides in North-Western Greek dialects . Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory. . 4th International Conference of Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory. . Chios, Greece . p.54-68
Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Nikolaidou Aikaterini, Tsiartsioni Eleni . (2010) . Inter-dialectal Insights into Greek Rhythm: The Case of Standard Modern Greek vs. Kozani Greek . Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory . 4th International Conference of Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory . p.197-212

Book - Textbook

Baltazani Mary (editor), Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Tsangalidis Anastasios . (2010) . Mapping Asymmetries: Phonology, Syntax and Information Structure.: Special issue in The Linguistic Review 27(3)

(2009)

Conference Proceedings Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina), Oostendorp Marc van . (2009) . Palatalization and Centralization in Samothraki Greek . Πρακτικά της 29ης Ετήσιας Συνάντησης του Τομέα Γλωσσολογίας . 29η Ετήσια Συνάντηση του Τομέα Γλωσσολογίας, Τμήμα Φιλολογίας, ΑΠΘ . Θεσσαλονίκη, Ελλάδα . p.385-399

(2008)

Journal Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2008) . On the existence of moraic onset geminates . Natural Language and Linguistic Theory . vol.26 no.1 p.147-184

Conference Proceedings Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2008) . Word Minimality in Bella Coola as evidence for moraic onsets . Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistics Society 2005 (Main Session) . 41st Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistics Society . University of Chicago . p.489-503
Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2008) . Weight Polarity in Ancient Greek and other languages . The Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Greek Linguistics 2007 . 8th International Conference on Greek Linguistics 2007 . Ioannina . p.503-517

(2007)

Journal Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2007) . Solving the Samothraki Greek Compensatory Lengthening Puzzle . ISTAL . vol.17 no.1 p.53-63

(2006)

Journal Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2006) . A (not so) paradoxical instance of compensatory lengthening: Samothraki Greek and theoretical implications . Journal of Greek Linguistics . vol.7 p.71-119

(2005)

Book Chapter

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2005) . Putting ‘commas’ at the right place: A note on crucial non-ranking in OT . UCL Working Papers in Linguistics 17 . Επιμέλεια:Pearce, Mary and Topintzi, Nina . p.83-108

Conference Proceedings Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2005) . On sonority, onsets and stress in Arabela . Proceedings of the University of Cambridge 3rd Postgraduate Conference in Language Research 2005 . 3rd Cambridge Postgraduate Conference in Language Research . University of Cambridge , UK . University of Cambridge . p.279-286

Book - Textbook

Pearce Mary (editor), Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2005) . UCL Working Papers in Linguistics 17: (UCLWPL 17)

(2003)

Book Chapter

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2003) . Issues of locality and morphologically induced non-identity in the N. Karanga assertive and non-assertive patterns . UCL Working Papers in Linguistics 15 . Επιμέλεια:Neeleman, Ad and Vermeulen, Reiko

Conference Proceedings Article

Topintzi Ioanna (Nina) . (2003) . Prosodic patterns and the minimal word in the domain of Greek truncated nicknames . Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Greek Linguistics . 6th International Conference of Greek Linguistics /6ο Διεθνές Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Γλωσσολογίας . Rethymno, Greece

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Fees-only award for MA in Linguistics

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Curriculum Vitae

Ioanna Topintzi

Προπτυχιακές Σπουδές

Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές

Διδακτορικό Δίπλωμα

Courses of Winter semester of 2025–26 academic year

Courses of Spring semester of 2025–26 academic year

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2013–2014

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