LEDGEWAY Adam Noel

Graduated in 1992 with a 1st Class BA Honours Degree in French and Italian from the Department of Modern Languages, University of Salford. Master’s Degree in General Linguistics (with Distinction) in 1993 from The University of Manchester. Ph.D. in Comparative Romance Linguistics and Theoretical Syntax (1993-96), Department of Linguistics, The University of Manchester, with an Erasmus research period (1995) in the Dipartimento di Filologia “Salvatore Battaglia”, University of Naples Federico II. Part-time lecturer in French language (1992-96), Department of Modern Languages, University of Salford. Part-time lecturer in Linguistics (1993-95), Department of Linguistics, The University of Manchester. 1 year of a 3-year postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1996-97), Downing College, University of Cambridge. 1-year temporary assistant lectureship in Romance Philology (1997-98), Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. University Assistant Lecturer in Romance Philology (1998-2001), Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. University Lecturer in Romance Philology (2001-04), Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. Head of Department of Italian (2004), Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. Senior Lecturer in Romance Linguistics (2004-13), Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. Head of Department of Italian (2004, 2007-11), Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. Professor of Italian and Romance Linguistics (2013-24), Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages (and Linguistics), University of Cambridge. Chair of the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages (2015-19), University of Cambridge. Since September 2024 Professor of Italian Linguistics, Dipartimento di Lettere, Filosofia, Comunicazione, Università degli Studi di Bergamo.