Irina Nikolaeva (linguist)

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Irina Alekseevna Nikolaeva FBA (b. 1962) is a linguist and Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the SOAS University of London. [1]

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Nikolaeva gained her PhD from the University of Leiden in 1999. She worked at the University of Konstanz and the University of Oxford before joining SOAS in 2007 as a Lecturer. She was appointed Professor of Linguistics in 2012 and Emeritus Professor in 2020. [2] She was awarded the Humanity Award at the 2008 Women of Discovery Awards. [3] She was elected as a fellow of the British Academy in 2019. [4]

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  1. "Professor Irina Nikolaeva". SOAS University of London. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. "PROF. DR. IRINA NIKOLAEVA". University of Münster. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. "Irina Nikolaeva awarded WINGS WorldQuest 2008 Women of Discovery Award". SOAS University of London. February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. "Professor Irina Nikolaeva FBA". British Academy. Retrieved 30 March 2022.