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Prof. Dr. Mark Janse Name:M.E.P. (Mark) Janse
Titles:Prof. Dr.
Function:Head of A&H; Dept.
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Nationality:Dutch

Academic Qualifications:

  1. PhD in Latin and Greek Linguistics and Literature, Ghent University, 1995, summa cum laude (with congratulations of the jury)
  2. MA in Linguistics, Ghent University, 1985, summa cum laude
  3. MA in Classics, Ghent University, 1981, cum laude
  4. Hebrew, Ghent University, 1983, summa cum laude (non-degree program)
  5. Tetela (Bantu), Ghent University, 1981, cum laude (non-degree program)

Academic and Professional Employment

  1. 2004-present: Professor of Linguistics & Classics, Roosevelt Academy (Middelburg)
  2. 1996-present: Associate Professor of Greek & General Linguistics, Ghent University, Department of Latin & Greek
  3. 2004-present: Associate Professor of Modern Greek (Cappadocian) Dialectology, University of Patras, Department of Linguistics
  4. 2003-2004: Visiting Professor, Ohio State University, Department of Linguistics
  5. 2003-2004: Visiting Professor, University of Amsterdam, Department of Ancient Greek
  6. 2004-2005: Research Fellow, Ghent University, Department of Latin & Greek
  7. 2002-2004: Research Fellow, University of Amsterdam, Department of Ancient Greek
  8. 1983-2004: Editor-in-Chief, Bibliographie Linguistique / Linguistic Bibliography
  9. 1982-1983: Assistant Editor, Bibliographie Linguistique / Linguistic Bibliography
  10. 1981-1982: Staff member, Ghent University, Department of Latin & Greek

Scientific Organisations:

  1. American Philological Association, Life Member
  2. Center for Asia Minor Studies ( Κέντρο Μικρασιατικών Σπουδών ), Athens
  3. Permanent International Committee of Linguists
  4. Société de Linguistique de Paris
  5. Society for Modern Greek Dialectology (Εταιρεία Νεοελληνικής Διαλεκτολογίας ), Athens

Scientific Committees:

  1. Advisory Editorial Board, Library & Information Sources in Linguistics (Amsterdam)
  2. Board of Governors, Center for Greek Studies (Griekenlandcentrum), Ghent University
  3. Consulting Editor, Linguistics Abstracts (Oxford)
  4. International Editorial Board, Journal of Greek Linguistics (Amsterdam)
  5. International Editorial Board, Orbis (Leuven)
  6. Permanent Organizing & Scientific Committee, International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory

Erasmus/Socrates Exchange Agreements

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Amsterdam, University of Athens, University of Cambridge, University of Crete, University of Cyprus, University of Firenze, University of Patras, University of Rome (La Sapienza), University of Salamanca.

Teaching Experiences:

  1. 1996-present: Courses on Ancient Greek & General Linguistics, Ghent University (Department of Latin & Greek)
  2. 2003-2004: Courses on Ancient Greek Language & Literature, University of Amsterdam
  3. 2003-2004: Seminars on Ancient & Modern Greek Language & Literature and on Language Death, Ohio State University, Columbus
  4. 1994-2001: Seminars on various linguistic topics, Universities of Amsterdam, Leiden, Louvain, Manchester, Naples, Paris, Québec,
  5. 2000-present: Annual seminars on Modern Greek dialectology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and University of Patras
  6. 1999: Thermi International Summer School in Linguistics, Mytilene
  7. 1998: Seminars on Ancient Greek Literature and Culture, European Cultural Center of Delphi

Organisation of International Congresses:

  1. Hellenistendag 2006 (Middelburg 2006)
  2. The Flow of Language and the Flow of Speech (Louvain & Middelburg 2005)
  3. Religious Metaphors in the History of the Greek Language (Ghent 2005)
  4. 2nd International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory (Mytilene 2004)
  5. 1st Martin Luther King Day Symposium on Greek Linguistics (Columbus 2004)
  6. BLonline and Endangered Languages (The Hague 2003)
  7. Linguistic Bibliography and the Languages of the World (The Hague 2000)
  8. 1st International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory (Patras 2000)
  9. Aspects of Bilingualism in the Ancient World (Reading 1998)

Selected publications:

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  1. Mark Janse: The Cappadocian Dialect. In: Chr. Tzitzilis (ed.), The Modern Greek Dialects, Thessaloniki: Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triantafyllidis Foundation), 2005, forthcoming.
  2. Mark Janse, Brian D. Joseph & Angela Rall (eds.): Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory. Patras: University of Patras, 2005, forthcoming.
  3. Mark Janse: The Greek of the New Testament. In: A.-F. Christidis (ed.), A History of Ancient Greek. From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, in press.
  4. Mark Janse & Danny Praet: Dem Namen nach. Greek and Jewish References and Wordplays in E. T. A. Hoff­mann’s Die Irrungen and Die Geheimnisse, in E.T.A.-Hoffmann-Jahrbuch (Berlin: Schmidt) 13 (2005) in press.
  5. Mark Janse, Hella Olbertz & Sijmen Tol (eds.): Bibliographie linguistique de l’année 2000 = Linguistic Bibliography for the year 2000. Berlin: Springer, 2004, civ-1564 pp.
  6. Mark Janse: Animacy, Definiteness and Case in Cappadocian and Other Asia Minor Greek Dialects. In: Journal of Greek Linguistics 5 (2004) 3-26.
  7. Mark Janse: Language Death and Language Maintenance. Problems and Prospects. In: Mark Janse & Sijmen Tol (eds.), Language Death and Language Maintenance. Theoretical, Practical and Descriptive Approaches. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2003, ix-xvii.
  8. Mark Janse: Eugenius Marius Uhlenbeck, 1913-2003. In: Oceanic Linguistics (Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press), 43 (2004) 240-252.
  9. Mark Janse: The Metrical Schemes of the Hexameter. In: Mnemosyne56 (2003) 343-348.
  10. Mark Janse: Aspects of Bilingualism in the History of the Greek Lan­guage. In: J. N. Adams, Mark Janse & Simon Swain (eds.), Bilingualism in Ancient Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, 332-390.
  11. Mark Janse: Παλιό κρασί σε καινούρια ασκιά. Τουρκοελληνικά «αναφορικά» στην κεντρική Μικρασία [Old wine in new skins. -"relatives" in Central Asia Minor. In: Νεοελληνική διαλεκτολογία [Greek dialectology.] Τόμος 4ος. Αθήνα: Εταιρεία Νεοελληνικής Διαλεκτο λογίας, 2003, 173-182.
  12. Mark Janse: Aspects of Pontic Grammar. In: Journal of Greek Linguistics 3 (2002) 203-231.
  13. Mark Janse: Observations préliminaires sur un jargon gréco-néerlandais. In: Chr. Clairis (éd.), Recherches en linguistique grecque. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2002, 243-246.
  14. Mark Janse: Alexandrian Grammatical Theory in Practice. Apollonius Dyscolus and the Personal Pronouns. In: P. Swiggers & A. Wouters (eds.), Grammatical Theory and Philosophy of Language. Leuven: Peeters, 2002, 233-255.
  15. Mark Janse: Cappadocian Variables. In: Mark Janse, Brian D. Joseph & Angela Ralli (eds.), Proceedings of the First International Conference on Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistic Theory. Patras: University of Patras, 2001, 79-88.
  16. Mark Janse: Convergence and Divergence in the Development of the Greek and Latin Citic Pronouns. In: Rosanna Sornicola, Erich Poppe & Ariel Shisha Ha-Levy (eds.), Stability, Variation and Change of Word-Order Patterns over Time. Amsterdam, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000, 231-258.
  17. Mark Janse: Les besoins de la Cause. Causatifs hébraïques-causatifs grecs. In: Alain Blanc & Alain Christol (éds.), Langues en contact dans l’Antiquité. Aspects lexicaux. Paris: de Boccard, 1999, 131-149.
  18. Mark Janse: Grammaticalization and Typological Change. The Clitic Cline in Inner Asia Minor Greek. In: Mark Janse (ed.),Productivity and Creativity. Studies in General and Descriptive Linguistics in Honor of E. M. Uhlenbeck. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 1998, 521-547.
  19. Mark Janse: Cappadocian Clitics and the Syntax-Morphology Interface. In: Brian D. Joseph, Geoffrey Horrocks & Irene Philippaki-Warburton (eds.): Themes in Greek Linguistics II. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1998, 257-281.
  20. Mark Janse: Homerische metriek. Orale poëzie in de praktijk [Homeric Metre. Oral Poetry in Practice]. In: Didactica Classica Gandensia (Ghent: University, Department of Latin & Greek) 38 (1998) 125-151.