Person
Professor
- English Studies
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Health and Safety Representative
- Section 4
- 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.
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 (3)
- 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.
Please see also the attached CV and List of Publications -- both which are even almost up-to-date! -- or the Research Portal (link above).
Professor
- English Studies
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Health and Safety Representative
- Section 4
- 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