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Matti Marttinen Larsson

Associate Senior Lecturer

Department of Languages and Literatures
Mail
matti.marttinen.larsson@gu.se
Visiting address
Renströmsgatan 6
41255 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 200
40530 Göteborg

About Matti Marttinen Larsson

As of September 2026, I am employed at the Department of Romance Studies and Classics (Stockholm University). If you wish to get in touch with me, please find my contact details through Stockholm University.

Qualifications

In 2022, I was awarded my PhD in Romance languages with a specialization in Spanish by Stockholm University. In 2025, I was promoted to docent (Associate Professor) in Spanish by the University of Gothenburg.

Research

My research primarily centers on language variation and change, particularly focusing on morphosyntactic and semantic change. I approach these issues from a usage-based and cognitive viewpoint. I predominantly utilize corpus linguistic methodologies to understand the emergence and diffusion of language change, as well as the cognitive foundations underlying variation and change. I mainly focus on phenomena of variation and change within different varieties of Spanish, but I also conduct research on other languages (Swedish, English, Portuguese). Within these languages, my studies cover a broad spectrum, including:

  • frequency effects

  • constructionalization and constructional change

  • grammaticalization

  • reanalysis

  • analogy

  • actualization

  • linguistic efficiency

  • accessibility effects

Moreover, my specific interests involve possessive pronouns, definite articles, mood alternation, reductive/enhancive change, accessibility markers, coding length variability, entrenchment and chunking, and the social determinants of neurocognitive routines. I am keen on employing statistical models to analyze language variation and change. In recent years, I have also been conducting research on how the use of LLMs (large language models) can support corpus linguistic research projects.

Teaching and supervision

I mainly teach courses related to Spanish grammar, beginner's Spanish, Spanish language learning and teaching, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and academic writing. I teach at all levels (first-, second-, and third-cycle studies), and I am available to supervise theses at all levels.