Tomas Riad

Tomas Riad was a Swedish linguist, writer, violinist and university teacher (born 1959). He was born at Uppsala.

Also recorded as Tomas Staffan Riad.

Tomas Riad in brief

Born
1959
Known for
linguist, writer, violinist and university teacher
Place of birth
Uppsala
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Career and activity

Tomas Riad worked in North Germanic.

He was employed by Stockholm University and University of Gothenburg. Recorded positions include seat 6 of the Swedish Academy and Acting Swedish Academy permanent secretary. He belonged to Swedish Academy.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.

Experimental Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody. Typological Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody. The Phonology Of Swedish.

Literature

8 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Tomas Riad, The phonology of Swedish (The Phonology of the World's Languages). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Pp. xvi + 338., Journal of Linguistics, 2015. Riad, Khadiga, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. REVIEWS - The Phonology of Swedish. By Tomas Riad (The Phonology of the World's Languages.) Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press. 2014. Pp. xvi, 338. Hardcover. £65. $135., Journal of Germanic Linguistics, 2015. Editorial Statement, Journal of Portuguese Linguistics, 2004. Phonological Variations Are Compensated at the Lexical Level: Evidence From Auditory Neural Activity, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021. The explananda in North Germanic Tonogenesis, Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo", 2025. Lexical specification of prosodic information in Swedish: Evidence from mismatch negativity, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2016. The Sequence Recall Task and Lexicality of Tone: Exploring Tone “Deafness”, Frontiers in Psychology, 2022.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Tomas Riad studied at Stockholm University.

The field of work recorded is North Germanic.

Employment is recorded with Stockholm University and University of Gothenburg. Positions recorded include seat 6 of the Swedish Academy and Acting Swedish Academy permanent secretary. Membership is recorded of Swedish Academy.

Chronology

  1. 1959Tomas Riad born at Uppsala.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Tomas Riad (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    REVIEWS - The Phonology of Swedish. By Tomas Riad (The Phonology of the World's Languages.) Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press. 2014. Pp. xvi, 338. Hardcover. £65. $135., Journal of Germanic Linguistics, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Riad, Khadiga, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Tomas Riad, The phonology of Swedish (The Phonology of the World's Languages). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Pp. xvi + 338., Journal of Linguistics, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming Tomas Riad.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2023775: Tomas Riad

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  7. 7.

    “Tomas Riad”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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