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Georgios P. Georgiou is a Greek Cypriot linguist, academic, and author. He is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nicosia. He is the Associate Head of the Department of Languages and Literature[1] and Director of the Phonetic Lab.[2] He has been awarded the Cyprus Research Award – Young Researcher 2023 in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences by the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation.[3][4] In 2024, he was elected Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe.[5][6]
Georgios P. Georgiou
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| Born | August 4, 1987 |
| Nationality | Greek Cypriot |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, academic, author |
| Awards | Cyprus Research Award - Young Researcher 2023 in Humanities and Social Sciences Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA in Greek Philology, University of Cyprus
MA in Education, University of Cyprus PhD in Linguistics, University of Cyprus |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Nicosia |
| Website | http://georgiougeorg.com |
Georgiou's work focuses on the acquisition of speech and language by typical and atypical populations. He authors and coauthors research articles in journals such as Scientific Reports[7], Attention, Perception and Psychophysics[8], Applied Acoustics[9], Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders[10] as well as edited volumes including Advances in Second/Foreign Language Acquisition by Palgrave Macmillan,[11] and books such as An Introduction to Issues in General Linguistics.[12]
He obtained a BA in Greek Philology (2007–2011), an MA in Education (2011–2013), and a PhD in Linguistics (2014–2018) from the University of Cyprus.[1]
Georgiou began his academic career in 2018 as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Assistant Lecturer of Linguistics at the Department of General and Russian Linguistics of RUDN University. In 2020, he returned to Cyprus to work as an Associate Lecturer of Linguistics at the University of Central Lancashire. The following year, he served as a Postdoctoral Researcher of Speech-Language Disorders at the Department of Rehabilitation Science of the Cyprus University of Technology. From 2021 to 2023, he held the position of Visiting Senior Lecturer of Linguistics at the Department of Foreign Languages of RUDN University. Between 2019 and 2022, he was an Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Languages and Literature of the University of Nicosia. In 2022, he was elected Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nicosia.[13][14]
Georgiou's work concentrates on speech perception, speech production, and language acquisition. Specifically, he studies the cognitive processes and mechanisms underlying speech and language both in first and second language acquisition across a spectrum of both typical and atypical populations, spanning various age groups, from children to adults. His work integrates diverse methodologies including acoustic analysis of speech sounds, behavioral, psychometric, and neuropsychological testing, and the application of deep and machine learning algorithms.[15]
Georgiou has developed the Universal Perceptual Model (UPM),[16][17] which supports a universal capacity to learn nonnative sounds across the lifespan and accounts for the difficulties of learners/listeners in the acquisition of nonnative speech sounds. The model creates predictions based on the acoustic and perceptual similarities of sounds and relies on the overlapping degrees of nonnative speech sounds in relation to native ones (complete overlapping, partial overlapping, nonoverlapping) to determine the discrimination of the former sounds.
Georgiou has contributed to the area of developmental language disorder by investigating the phonological, grammatical, and semantic abilities of children, as well as the correlation of linguistic, sociolinguistic, and cognitive variables with speech perception capacities.[18] In addition, his work on atypical populations includes speech acoustics in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (grant awarded by the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation; 2024–2026), and mild cognitive impairment. He also applies machine learning to classify atypical individuals versus typical peers.[19]
Georgiou received the Cyprus Research Award – Young Researcher 2023 in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences by the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation. The rationale behind this accolade was, according to the review committee, his consistent production of high-quality research, which is recognized both nationally and internationally, and the excellence of his inter- and intra-disciplinary research, which effectively integrates emerging technologies into his area of expertise, facilitating their application in similar fields. Furthermore, the committee highlighted that the number of his publications in internationally recognized journals exceeds the world average in his field and that the launch of the Phonetic Lab indicates his insight and effective leadership skills.[3]
In 2024, he was unanimously elected Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe as a recognition of his "outstanding scientific achievements", according to the rationale provided by the committee of the organization.[5]
This is an indicative list of Georgiou's peer reviewed journal articles[20][21]
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