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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

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 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.