Person
Professor
- English Studies
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Contact information
E-mail satu.manninenenglund.luse
Phone +46 46 222 75 52
Room SOL:H307a
Visiting address
Helgonabacken 12, Lund
Postal address
Box 201, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 20
I am professor in English linguistics and "docent" in general linguistics.
I hold a Ph.D in theoretical linguistics (1999) from the University of Edinburgh. I also hold MA (1993) and BA (1992) degrees in English philology (with second-subject studies in Nordic philology, in journalism and mass communication theory, social psychology and psychology) from the University of Tampere.
I am trained in CPR and have attended a course in fire safety training.
Research
My profile in Lund University research portal
- When agents disappear: on the morpho-syntax, semantics and informational value of passive, middle and active impersonal constructions (research leader)
- Passives in English: the properties of the direct object (research leader)
- Passives in English: using corpus data and experimental data in linguistic research (research leader)
- Writing for learning: Increasing student writing and developing transferable skills at undergraduate level (research leader)
- Generative approaches to Finnic and Saami linguistics / Joint activities / British Academy (research leader)
- The syntax and semantics of the Finnic passive / Networks / British Academy (research leader)
My research is mostly in the field of theoretical syntax, with particular reference to Finnish and the other Finnic languages; and to English. My earliest work focussed on adverbials and their positions. I have also worked on prepositional and postpositional phrases; on relative clauses; and on argument structure and realization (esp. on passive and impersonal constructions in Finnish). I am currently investigating the properties and uses of so-called ideophones in Finnish, English and Swedish; a lot of this work is done jointly with FD Maria Wiktorsson from Malmö University.
In addition to doing purely linguistic research, I have also worked on more pedagogical and educational topics, such as the value of teaching study planning to university students, and the challenges of teaching academic writing to non-native speakers / writers of English. This work is done jointly with FD Ellen Turner and FD Cecilia Wadsö Lecaros.
Books (4)
- Manninen, S., Turner, E. & Wadsö-Lecaros, C. (2020). Writing in English at University : A Guide for Second Language Writers. Lund Studies in English, 120. Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University.
- Johansson, M. & Manninen, S. (2012). English Linguistics : Introduction to Morphology, Syntax and Semantics. Studentlitteratur AB.
- Manninen, S. (2003). Small Phrase Layers: A study of Finnish Manner Adverbials. Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today ; 65. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
- Manninen, S. (1999). Manner Adverbials and the Structure of Finnish Sentences : a Minimalist Approach. University of Edinburgh. Dissertation.
Editorships (5)
- Heinat, F., Klingvall, E. & Manninen, S. (2006). (Eds.) The Department of English in Lund: Working Papers in Linguistics Vol 6.
- Heinat, F. & Manninen, S. (2004). (Eds.) The Department of English in Lund: Working Papers in Linguistics Vol 4.
- Manninen, S. & Nelson, D. (2003). (Eds.) Generative Approaches to Finnic and Saami Linguistics. CSLI Publications.
- Manninen, S. & Paradis, C. (2002). (Eds.) The Department of English in Lund: Working Papers in Linguistics Vol 2.
- Manninen, S. & Paradis, C. (2001). (Eds.) The Department of English in Lund: Working Papers in Linguistics Vol 1.
Articles (4)
- Manninen, S. & Wiktorsson, M. (2020). “#COVIDSchmovid! #SummerTreats” : The usage and functions of schm-reduplications in corona virus related discourse. Lund Journal of English Studies, 1, 1-46.
- Manninen, S. & Nelson, D. (2004). What is a passive? The case of Finnish. Studia Linguistica, 58, 212-251. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Manninen, S. (2003). To raise or not to raise: the case of Finnish relative clauses. Nordlyd, 31.
- Manninen, S. (2000). Circumstantial Adverbials and the Theory of Antisymmetry. SKY Journal of Linguistics, 13, 155-182. Suomen Kielitieteellinen Yhdistys.
Book chapters (5)
- Heinat, F. & Manninen, S. (2013). Gradient Well-formedness of Finnish Passive Constructions. In Tirkkonen, J.-M. & Anttikoski, E. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 24th Conference of Scandinavian Linguistics. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland: Reports and Studies in Education, Humanities and Theology. (pp. 59-77). University of Eastern Finland Press.
- Heinat, F. & Manninen, S. (2013). How do things get done: on non-canonical passives in Finnish. In Alexiadou, A. & Schäfer, F. (Eds.) Non-canonical passives (pp. 213-233). John Benjamins Publishing Company.
- Manninen, S. (2013). Resultative passives in Finnish. In Brandtler, J., Molnar, V. & Platzack, C. (Eds.) Approaches to Hungarian: Papers from the 2011 Lund Conference. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
- Manninen, S. (2003). Finnish PPs and the phase impenetrability condition. In Manninen, S. & Nelson, D. (Eds.) Generative Approaches to Finnic and Saami Linguistics.. CSLI Publications.
- Manninen, S. & Nelson, D. (2003). Introduction. In Manninen, S. & Nelson, D. (Eds.) Generative Approaches to Finnic and Saami Linguistics.. CSLI Publications.
Encyclopaedia entries (1)
Conference contributions (25)
- Manninen, S., Turner, E. & Wadsö-Lecaros, C. (2018). Writing in English at University : The Educational Benefits of Investing in a MOOC. In Larsson, M. & Bergqvist Rydén, J. (Eds.) Utvecklingskonferens 17 (pp. 106-113). Centre for Educational Development, Lunds universitet.
- Turner, E., Manninen, S. & Wadsö-Lecaros, C. (2017). Writing in English at University : The educational benefits of investing in a MOOC.
- Manninen, S. & Wadsö-Lecaros, C. (2015). Avoiding procrastination and the planning fallacy : Implementing study-plans as a strategy to increase student achievement. In Maurits, A. & Mårtensson, K. (Eds.) Proceedings från Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteternas pedagogiska inspirationskonferens 2014. Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna, Lunds universitet.
- Manninen, S. & Wadsö-Lecaros, C. (2014). Avoiding procrastination and the planning fallacy : Implementing study plans as a strategy to increase student achievement.
- Manninen, S. & Wadsö-Lecaros, C. (2014). Avoiding procrastination and the planning fallacy : Implementing study-plans as a strategy to increase student achievement.
- Manninen, S. & Wadsö-Lecaros, C. (2014). Writing across the curriculum : A course development project in English written proficiency. In Lindberg-Sand, Å. (Eds.) Proceedings Utvecklingskonferens13 (pp. 9-12). Centre for Educational Development, Lunds universitet.
- Manninen, S. & Wadsö-Lecaros, C. (2013). Writing across the curriculum: A course development project in English written proficiency.
- Heinat, F., Klingvall, E. & Manninen, S. (2011). Agreeing passives in Finnish.
- Heinat, F., Klingvall, E. & Manninen, S. (2011). How do things get done? On non-canonical passives in Finnish.
- Manninen, S. (2011). Agentivity, causation and passive participles in Finnish.
- Manninen, S. (2011). Properties and structure of Finnish tulla/joutua-passives.
- Heinat, F. & Manninen, S. (2010). Evidence for a Finnish personal passive.
- Heinat, F. & Manninen, S. (2010). Gradient well-formedness of Finnish passive constructions.
- Heinat, F. & Manninen, S. (2010). Using gradient acceptability judgements to investigate syntactic constructions.
- Hiietam, K. & Manninen, S. (2010). On the Baltic-Finnic zero person construction.
- Hiietam, K. & Manninen, S. (2010). Passives or impersonals? Evidence from Finnish and Estonian impersonal passive and zero person constructions.
- Manninen, S. (2010). The good, the bad and the in-between : in search of a Finnish personal passive.
- Manninen, S. (2002). A Raising Analysis for Finnish Relative Clauses.
- Manninen, S. & Nelson, D. (2002). The Finnish Passive is Really a Passive.
- Manninen, S. (2001). The Licensing and Distribution of "Argumental" and "Free" Manner Adverbials. In Sulkala, H. & Nissilä, L. (Eds.) XXVII Kielitieteen päivät Oulussa 19.-20.5.2000 / Acta Universitatis Ouluensis (pp. 171-181).
- Manninen, S. (2000). On Circumstantial Adverbials.
- Manninen, S. (2000). Why 'Adverb' is a lexical Case: Evidence from Finnish. In Alexiadou, A. & Svenonius, P. (Eds.) Linguistics in Potsdam (pp. 133-154), 6. University of Potsdam.
- Manninen, S. (1999). Hierarchical Structure, Linear Order and the Theory of Layered vPs.
- Manninen, S. (1999). The Relation Between Hierarchical Structure and Linear Ordering.
- Manninen, S. (1999). Why 'Adverb' Is a Lexical Case.
Working papers (3)
- Manninen, S. & Hiietam, K. (2005). Some thoughts on Balto-Finnic passives and impersonals. The Department of English in Lund: Working Papers in English Linguistics, 5, 65-90. Department of English, Lund University.
- Manninen, S. (2002). Extraposition and restrictive relative clauses. The Department of English in Lund: Working Papers in English Linguistics, 2, 1-17. Department of English, Lund University.
- Manninen, S. (2001). A Minimalist Analysis of Stage Level and Individual Level Predicates. The Department of English in Lund: Working Papers in English Linguistics, 1, 1-15. Department of English, Lund University.
Reviews (5)
- Manninen, S. (2018). Review of de Groot (ed.) Uralic Essive and the Expression of Impermanent State. Finno-Ugric Languages and Linguistics, 7.
- Manninen, S. (2017). Review of Holmberg, A. The Syntax of Yes and No. Language, 93, 240-243. Linguistic Society of America.
- Manninen, S. (2005). Review of Cinque, G: Adverbs and Functional Heads: a Cross-linguistic Perspective. Journal of Linguistics, 41, 452-457. Cambridge University Press.
- Manninen, S. (2005). Review of Ernst, T. The Syntax of Adjuncts. Journal of Linguistics, 41, 643-647. Cambridge University Press.
- Manninen, S. (2002). Review of Bianchi, V: Consequences of Antisymmetry: Headed Relative Clauses. Nordic Journal of Linguistics, 25, 116-120. Cambridge University Press.
Miscellaneous (2)
- Turner, E., Manninen, S. & Wadsö-Lecaros, C. (2017). Academic writing in English courses accentuated by global internet connection. Team Buntu Africa.
- Turner, E., Wadsö-Lecaros, C. & Manninen, S. (2016). Writing in English at University. Coursera.
Supervision at Lund University (1)
Teaching
Other tasks and qualifications
Member in the steering committee for Master's programme in language and linguistics; subject coordinator for specialisation in English linguistics.
Editor for Lund Journal of English Studies, together with Lene Nordrum, Ellen Turner and Cecilia Wadsö Lecaros.
For more information, see the Research portal (link above)!
Professor
- English Studies
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Contact information
E-mail satu.manninenenglund.luse
Phone +46 46 222 75 52
Room SOL:H307a
Visiting address
Helgonabacken 12, Lund
Postal address
Box 201, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 20