Tomas Staffan Riad (born 15 November 1959) is a Swedish linguist, specialised in Swedish phonology and prosody. He received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University in 1992[1] and is professor at the Department of Scandinavian languages there.[2] Riad is also a violinist, trained at the Royal College of Music in London and has worked as a full-time musician.[3] He was elected a member of the Swedish Academy on 29 September 2011 (taking his seat on 20 December).[4]

Tomas Riad
Riad in 2019
Born
Tomas Staffan Riad

(1959-11-15) 15 November 1959 (age 64)
Uppsala, Sweden
EducationStockholm University
Occupation(s)Linguist, musician, writer
Employer(s)Stockholm University
University of Gothenburg
Member of the Swedish Academy
(Seat No. 6)
Assumed office
20 December 2011
Preceded byBirgitta Trotzig

Bibliography edit

  • Squibs, remarks and replies (1988); co-authors: Elly van Gelderen &, Arild Hestvik
  • Reflexivity and predication (1988)
  • Structures in Germanic Prosody. A diachronic study with special reference to the Nordic languages (1992)
  • Birgitta Trotzig – Svenska Akademien Inträdestal (2011)
  • The Phonology of Swedish (2014)

As editor edit

  • Tones and Tunes: Typological Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody (2007)
  • Tones and Tunes: Experimental Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody (2007)
  • Typological Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody (2007)
  • Studier i svensk språkhistoria. 12, Variation och förändring (2014)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Dissertation, full text available: Structures in Germanic Prosody. A diachronic study with special reference to the Nordic languages[permanent dead link], Stockholm University, 1992.
  2. ^ Sandstedt
  3. ^ Englund
  4. ^ Sandstedt; the exact date of the election is clear from Englund's blog

References edit

  • Peter Englund, "Ny ledamot, entry of 30 September 2011 in Englund's official blog as permanent secretary of the Academy
  • Calle Sandstedt, "Ny ledamot i Svenska Akademien", Svenska Dagbladet, 30 September 2011.

External links edit

Cultural offices
Preceded by Swedish Academy,
Seat No.6

2011–present
Incumbent