Dr. E.L.J. (Egbert) Fortuin
Expertise:
- Synchronic Russian linguistics
- Semantics
- Syntax
- Cognitive approaches to language
- Philosophy of language/linguistics
| Telephone number: | +31 (0)71 527 2075 |
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| E-Mail: | e.fortuin@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Leiden Univ Centre for Linguistics, LUCL Slavisch |
| Office Address: |
Witte Singel-complex P.N. van Eyckhof 3 2311 BV Leiden Room number 204B |
Publications
- Fortuin, E. (to appear). Explaining the distribution of infinitives of impersonals in Russian. Language Sciences.
- Fortuin, E. (2011). Iconicity, economy and frequency: the paratactic conditional perfective present construction in Russian. Russian Linguistics, 35.
- Fortuin, E. (2011). Meaning without form? Verbal ellipsis within semiotactics. In Geerdink-Verkoren & van Engelenhoven (Eds.), LSSEM 03: Searching the Invariant. LINCOM (References).
- Fortuin, E. (2010).Explicit second person subjects in Russian imperatives: semantics, word order, and a comparison with English. Linguistics, 48 (2), pp. 431-486.
- Fortuin, Egbert (red.) (2009). Discussie over C.L. Ebeling, Semiotaxis. Over theoretische en Nederlandse syntaxis. Nederlandse Taalkunde, 1, pp. 66-118.
- Boogaart, R. & E. Fortuin (2009). De betekenis en interpretatie van Semiotaxis. Nederlandse Taalkunde, 1, pp.66-74.
- Fortuin, E. & R. Boogaart (2009). "Imperative as conditional: from constructional to compositional semantics". In: Cognitive Linguistics, 20 (4), pp. 641-673.
- Fortuin, E. (2009). "Review article of Kylie R. Richardson. Case and Aspect in Slavic". Oxford University Press. Lingua, an International Review of General Linguistics, 119 (3), pp. 389-526.
- Boele, O & E. Fortuin (2008). Echte talenstudies brokkelen af. NRC Handelsblad, p.6.
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Fortuin, E. (2008). "Frequency, iteration and quantity: the semantics of expressions of frequent repetition in Russian and the relationship to aspect". In: Russian Linguistics, 32 (3), pp.203-243.
- Fortuin, Egbert (2008). The construction of degree in Russian. In: Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics (SSGL) 34, pp. 45-108.
- Fortuin, E. (2008). "Полисемия императива в русском языке". In: Вопросы языкознания 1, pp. 3-23. [final draft]
- Fortuin, E. (2007). "Modality & Aspect: interaction of constructional meaning and aspectual meaning in the dative-infinitive construction in Russian". In: Russian Linguistics 31, 201-230.
- Fortuin, E. (2006). "The use of the dative subject in the construction of anteriority in Russian". In: Russian Linguistics 30/3, pp. 321-357.
- Fortuin, E. (2005). From possibility to necessity: the semantic spectrum of the dative-infinitive construction in Russian. In: Hansen, B. & Karlík, P. (eds.), Modality in Slavonic Languages.
New Perspectives. München: Otto Sagner, pp. 39-60.
- Fortuin, E. (2004). "De syntaxis van imperatiefsubjecten en modale partikels: een pragma-semantische benadering". In: Nederlandse Taalkunde 9, pp. 355-375.
- Fortuin, E. (2003). "De directieve infinitief en imperatief in het Nederlands". In: Nederlandse Taalkunde 8, pp. 14-43.
- Fortuin, E. (2003). "The conceptual basis of syntactic rules: a semantic motivation for the second dative in Russian". In: Lingua 113, pp. 49-92.
- Fortuin, E. (2000). Polysemy or monosemy: Interpretation of the imperative and dative-infinitve construction in Russian [pdf, 3,63 MB]. Doctoral Dissertation, Institute for Logic, Language and Computation, Amsterdam University. Amsterdam: ILLC Dissertation Series.
Education
- 2000: PhD (Slavic) linguistics, University of Amsterdam
- 1996: MA Philosophy/Philosophy of linguistics and cognitive science, University of Amsterdam
- 1995: MA Slavic languages and literature, University of Amsterdam
(Academic) positions
- 2005-present: Assistant Professor, Slavic Languages and Cultures, Leiden University
- 2005: Policy advisor of the Board of Leiden University
- 2000-2005: Part-time lecturer and researcher Russian linguistics, University of Amsterdam
- 2000-2004: Policy advisor Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and Quality Assurance Netherlands Universities (QANU)
- 1999: Visiting scholar, University of California at Berkeley
2011
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Fortuin, E.L.J. (2011)
Meaning without form? Verbal ellipsis within Semiotactics. In Geerdink-Verkoren & van Engelenhoven, (Ed.) LSSEM 03: Searching the Invariant (pp. 17-32). LINCOM.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings) -
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2011)
Explaining the distribution of infinitives of impersonals in Russian. Language Sciences, 33 (5), pp. 768-785.
(Article) -
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2011)
Iconicity, economy and frequency: the paratactic conditional perfective present construction in Russian. Russian Linguistics, 35, pp. 89-123.
(Article)
2010
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Fortuin, E.L.J. (2010)
Explicit second person subjects in Russian imperatives: semantics, word order, and a comparison with English. Linguistics, 48 (2), pp. 431-486.
(Article)
2009
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Boogaart, R.J.U. & Fortuin, E.L.J. (2009)
De betekenis en interpretatie van Semiotaxis. Nederlandse Taalkunde, 1, pp. 66-74.
(Article) -
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2009)
Discussie over C.L. Ebeling, Semiotaxis. Over theoretische en Nederlandse syntaxis. Nederlandse Taalkunde, 1, pp. 66-118.
(Article) -
Fortuin, E.L.J. & Boogaart, R.J.U. (2009)
Imperative as conditional: From constructional to compositional semantics. Cognitive Linguistics, 20 (4), pp. 641-673.
(Article) -
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2009)
Review article of Kylie R. Richardson. Case and Aspect in Slavic. Oxford University Press. Lingua, an International Review of General Linguistics, 119 (3), pp. 389-526.
(Article)
2008
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Boele, O.F. & Fortuin, E.L.J. (2008)
Echte talenstudies brokkelen af. NRC Handelsblad, p. 6.
(Contribution for newspaper or weekly magazine) -
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2008)
Frequency, iteration and quantity: the semantics of expressions of frequent repetition in Russian and their relationship to aspect. Russian Linguistics, 32 (3), pp. 203-243.
(Article) -
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2008)
Polisemija imperativa v russkom jazyke. Voprosy Jazykoznanija, 1, pp. 3-24.
(Article) -
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2008)
The construction of degree in Russian. In Houtzagers, P., Kalsbeek, J., Schaeken, J. (Eds.) Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics (SSGL) 34 (pp. 45-108). Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
2007
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Fortuin, E.L.J. (2007)
Modality & Aspect: interaction of constructional meaning and aspectual meaning in the dative-infinitive construction in Russian. Russian Linguistics, 31, pp. 201-230.
(Article)
2006
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Fortuin, E.L.J. (2006)
The use of the dative subject in the construction of anteriority in Russian. Russian Linguistics, 30 (3), pp. 321-357.
(Article)
2005
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Fortuin, E.L.J. (2005)
From possibility to necessity: the semantic spectrum of the dative-infinitive construction in Russian. In Hansen, B. & Karlík, P. (Eds.) Modality in Slavonic Languages: new perspectives (pp. 39-60). München: Otto Sagner.
(Article in monograph or in proceedings)
2004
-
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2004)
De syntaxis van imperatiefsubjecten en modale partikels: een pragma-semantische benadering. Nederlandse Taalkunde, 9, pp. 355-375.
(Article)
2003
-
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2003)
De directieve infinitief en imperatief in het Nederlands. Nederlandse Taalkunde, 8, pp. 14-43.
(Article) -
Fortuin, E.L.J. (2003)
The conceptual basis of syntactic rules: a semantic motivation for the second dative in Russian. Lingua, an International Review of General Linguistics, 113, pp. 49-92.
(Article)
2000
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Fortuin, E.L.J. (2000)
Polysemy or monosemy: Interpretation of the imperative and dative-infinitve construction in Russian. Universiteit van Amsterdam(Amsterdam, ICLC) R, Bartsch.
(Dissertation)