Tomas Riad

Riad in 2012

Tomas Staffan Riad (born 15 November 1959 in Uppsala) 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]

Bibliography

As editor

Notes

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

References

External links

Cultural offices
Preceded by
Birgitta Trotzig
Swedish Academy,
Seat No.6

2011–present
Incumbent