Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mathilde Eveline Keizer

T: +43-1-4277-42422

evelien.keizer@univie.ac.at

http://anglistik.univie.ac.at/staff/staff/keizer/

Consultation hours: Office hour:
Online by appointment

Summer term 2025

120024 OV Orientierungsveranstaltung Anglistik MA Literatures and Cultures & Language and Linguistics - Orientation & Welcome Session

120225 SE MA Seminar - Focus: Functional and Cognitive Linguistics / Linguistics Seminar - Fuzzy Grammar

122020 VO Introduction to the Study of Language 2

128123 AR Structural Analysis

128162 SE SE Thesis Seminar (MA M06)

Winter term 2024

120024 OV Orientierungsveranstaltung Anglistik MA Literatures and Cultures & Language and Linguistics - Orientation & Welcome Session

120226 SE MA Seminar - Focus: Functional and Cognitive Linguistics / Linguistics Seminar

122020 VO Introduction to the Study of Language 2

122252 AR MA+MEd Advanced Course in Linguistics - Focus: FCL

128123 AR Structural Analysis

128162 SE SE Thesis Seminar (MA M06)

128301 AR Research methods in linguistics

Summer term 2024

122020 VO Introduction to the Study of Language 2

122252 AR MA+MEd Advanced Course in Linguistics - Focus: FCL - English idioms

128123 AR Structural Analysis

128141 FS FS Research Seminar I / II - English Adjectives: meaning, use, position

Olbertz, H. (Ed.), & Keizer, M. E. (2024). A splendid series of squibs: In honour of Kees Hengeveld on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Amsterdam . Linguistics in Amsterdam Vol. 15 No. 2

Keizer, M. E., & Ten Wolde, E. G. (2024). Of Birds of Prey and Men of Honour: Head-Classifier Constructions in English. In L. Gardelle, E. Mignot, & J. Neveux (Eds.), Nouns and the Morphosyntax/Semantics Interface (pp. 181-208). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44561-3

Keizer, M. E. (2024). Straight to the point: Modified PPs in FDG. In H. Olbertz, & M. E. Keizer (Eds.), A splendid series of squibs : In honour of Kees Hengeveld on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Amsterdam (pp. 43-48) https://dspace.uba.uva.nl/server/api/core/bitstreams/9ba5b8ba-f0d3-4525-88a9-038d25f62656/content

Klumm, M., Fetzer, A., & Keizer, M. E. (2023). Continuative and contrastive discourse relations across discourse domains: Cognitive and cross-linguistic approaches. Functions of Language, 30(1), 4-15. https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.00050.klu

Klumm, M., Keizer, M. E., & Fetzer, A. (Eds.) (2023). Continuative and contrastive discourse relations across discourse domains. (1 ed.) Benjamins.

Keizer, M. E. (2023). Enation and agnation in multi-level models: The case for Functional Discourse Grammar. In Reconnecting form and meaning: Lexis and grammar from cognitive-functional and usage-based perspectives (pp. 267-298). Benjamins.

Keizer, M. E. (2023). The function and use of NP-external sort/kind of: the case of sort/kind of DEF NP. In W. Mihatsch , I. Hennecke, A. Kisiel, A. Kolyaseva, K. Davidse, & L. Brems (Eds.), Type Noun Constructions in Slavic, Germanic and Romance Languages: Semantics and pragmatics on the move (pp. 181-209). De Gruyter Mouton.

Keizer, M. E. (2023). Word classes and gradience. In E. van Lier (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Word Classes (pp. 178-195). Oxford University Press.

Keizer, M. E., Schwaiger, T., & Ten Wolde, E. G. (2022). Modification in Functional Discourse Grammar: State of the art and issues addressed. Open Linguistics, 8(1), 512-523. https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2022-0216

Keizer, M. E. (2022). Modifier-numeral word order in the English NP: an FDG analysis. Open Linguistics, 8(1), 545-572. https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2022-0207

Sommerer, L., & Keizer, M. E. (Eds.) (2022). English Noun Phrases from a Functional-Cognitive Perspective: Current Issues. John Benjamins Publishing Company. Studies in Language Companion Series

Keizer, M. E., & Kaltenböck, G. (2022). Insubordinate if-clauses in FDG: degrees of independence. Open Linguistics, 8(1), 675-698. https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2022-0212

Keizer, M. E., & Sommerer, L. (2022). Major trends in research on the English NP. In L. Sommerer, & E. Keizer (Eds.), English Noun Phrases from a functional-cognitive perspective: current issues (pp. 2-23). John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Schwaiger, T., Ten Wolde, E. G., & Keizer, M. E. (Eds.) (2022). Modification in Functional Discourse Grammar. (1 ed.) De Gruyter. Functions of Language

Keizer, M. E. (2022). Premodification in the X-is construction: fact and point. In L. Sommerer, & E. Keizer (Eds.), English Noun Phrases from a functional-cognitive perspective: current issues (pp. 235-276). John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Keizer, M. E. (2021). Inter-level mismatches in English coordinated partitives. In L. Contreras-García, & D. García Velasco (Eds.), Interfaces in Functional Discourse Grammar: Theory and applications (pp. 337-368). De Gruyter Mouton.

Keizer, M. E. (2020). Modelling stance adverbs in grammatical theory: tackling heterogeneity with Functional Discourse Grammar. Language Sciences, 82, Article 101273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2020.101273

Keizer, M. E. (2020). The problem of non-truth-conditional, lower-level modifiers: a Functional Discourse Grammar solution. English Language and Linguistics, 24(2), 365-392. https://doi.org/10.1017/S136067431900011X

Giomi, R., & Keizer, M. E. (2020). Extra-clausal constituents in Functional Discourse Grammar: function and form. Revista da ABRALIN, 19(3), 159-185. https://doi.org/10.25189/rabralin.v19i3.1717

Keizer, M. E. (2020). The placement of extra-clausal constituents in Functional Discourse Grammar. Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses, (80), 89-121.

Research interests

The Noun Phrase in English and Dutch (structure, meaning, use)
Possessive constructions (in English, German and Dutch)
Reference and predication, definiteness and specificity
Syntactic alternation
English pronouns
Apposition in English
Information structure
Linguistic categorization
Semi-fixed constructions
English adverbs
The lexical-grammatical distinction

Theoretical framework: Functional Discourse Grammar
Team leader of the FunCog research group

Teaching

Functional Discourse Grammar
Cognitive Grammar
Linguistic Categorization
Linguistic models and approaches
The English Noun Phrase
English idioms
English adjectives
Fuzzy Grammar

CV

	Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1987	MA in English language and literature, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1987	Joint researcher in the research programme "Functional language research: grammar and pragmatics", Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1987-1988	Teacher of English, Maastricht School of Translation
1992	PhD in English Linguistics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Title of dissertation: “Reference, predication and (in)definiteness in Functional Grammar”
1991-1994	Lecturer in English, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1993-1998	Teacher of English, Alkwin Kollege, Uithoorn
1998-2000	Postdoctoral researcher in the research programme “A Modern Grammar of Dutch”, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands
2001-2003	Principal researcher in the AHRB research programme “The English Noun Phrase; an empirical study”, Survey of English Usage, University College London
2003-2011	Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics. University of Amsterdam; Senior Researcher at the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
2011-	Professor of English Linguistics: Cognition and Variation, University of Vienna