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Tomas Staffan Riad (born 15 November 1959) is a Swedish
linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...
, specialised in Swedish phonology and prosody. He received his Ph.D. from
Stockholm University Stockholm University (SU) () is a public university, public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, social ...
in 1992 and is professor at the Department of Scandinavian languages there. Riad is also a violinist, trained at the
Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including pe ...
in London and has worked as a full-time musician. He was elected a member of the
Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy (), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body t ...
on 29 September 2011 (taking his seat on 20 December).Sandstedt; the exact date of the election is clear from Englund's blog


Bibliography

* Squibs, remarks and replies (1988); ''co-authors: Elly van Gelderen &,
Arild Hestvik Arild Hestvik (born 1960 in Trondheim, Norway) is a researcher in theoretical linguistics and experimental psychology. Holding a Ph.D, obtained from Brandeis University in 1990, he is a professor at the University of Delaware, United States. He ha ...
'' * 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

* 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


References

*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


Chair no. 6 – Tomas Riad
Swedish Academy
Official page
at Stockholm University
list of publicationsInterview with Tomas Riad
Sveriges Television {{DEFAULTSORT:Riad, Tomas Linguists from Sweden Members of the Swedish Academy 1959 births Living people People from Uppsala Stockholm University alumni Academic staff of Stockholm University Swedish male violinists 21st-century Swedish violinists 21st-century Swedish male musicians