Theodoropoulou Maria
Maria Theodoropoulou has a BA in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies as well as a BA in Linguistics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She received her PhD from the Linguistics Department of the School of Philology (Faculty of Philosophy) of the same University where she currently holds the position of an Associate Professor. Her main research interests focus on the relationship between language and emotion, psychoanalysis and language, figurativity, cognitive linguistics as well as language policies. She has published several articles on these subjects in academic journals, edited collections and conference proceedings. Her book Treading the linguistic paths of fear was published in 2004 by Nissos publications, while a volume edited by her, entitled Licht und Wärme, Festschrift In Memory of A.-F. Christidis was published in 2008 by the Centre for the Greek Language. She has collaborated in the editing of various other volumes (e.g. Encyclopedic Guide for Language, 2001) and taken part as group member and/or director of various research projects conducted by the Centre for the Greek Language, the University of Athens and other institutions in Greece and abroad.