Studies:
I graduated in Basque Studies at UPV/EHU (2018-2022) and I completed a masters in Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics at the same university (2022-2023). I have always loved languages and since I began learning how to do simple sintactic analysis at school, I am really interested in the structure of human language. One of my biggest academic interests is linguistic variation, specially from a morpho-syntactic and typological perspective. In the academic year 2021-2022, thanks to the Ikasiker Research Fellowship [IkasC_2021_1_0042], I collaborated with the research group The Bilingual Mind directed by Itziar Laka; in particular, I have been analyzing detransitivized reflexive and reciprocal structures.
I am currently (2023- ) working on my PhD dissertation within the Doctoral Programme in Linguistics (UPV/EHU) and I am a pre-doctoral researcher at the Department of Linguistics and Basque Studies (UPV/EHU). Besides, I am a member of the research group The Bilingual Mind. Following my previous work, in my PhD thesis I am investigating detransitivized reflexive and reciprocal constructions in Basque under the supervision of Beatriz Fernández (UPV/EHU), Ane Berro (University of Deusto) and Irene de la Cruz-Pavía (University of Deusto). Funding for this research comes from the FPU research aid for pre-doctoral researchers [FPU22/01851], provided by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
Research interests:
Syntactic Theory, linguistic typology, detransitivization, reflexive and reciprocal structures.
Publications:
(2024) Bilbao, Kristina. Basque intransitive reciprocals: from seeing each other to getting married. Chair of Scientific Culture (ed.) Mapping Ignorance. UPV/EHU.
(2024) Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Berro & Beatriz Fernández. Bihurkari eta elkarkari iragangaitzak inpertsonal eta inkoatiboekiko konparazioan. Uztaro, 129. UEU. 43-68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26876/uztaro.129.2024.5067.
(2023) Bilbao, Kristina & Cecilia Fernández-Altonaga. Le basque: quelques contrastes pertinents pour l’acquisition du Français Langue Seconde par des locuteurs du Basque. LGMEF: Langues et Grammaires du Monde dans l’Espace Francophone (CNRS- Université Paris 8).
(2023) Bilbao, Kristina. Boz elkarkaria euskaraz: nola ikusi elkar, elkar ikusi gabe. Master Amaierako Lana, UPV/EHU.
(2023) Bilbao, Kristina. Egitura bihurkari eta elkarkari iragangaitzak euskaraz. Kultura Zientifikoko Katedra (ed.) Zientzia Kaiera. UPV/EHU.
(2022) Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Berro & Beatriz Fernández. Inkoatibo/arazleak, bihurkari eta elkarkariak eta beste (alegiazko solasaldiak egitura iragangaiztuez). In Alexander Iribar & Irene Barberia (ed.) Papers on Basque Linguistics in Honor of Jon Andoni Franco Elorza. Bilbo: Deustuko Unibertsitatea. 127-146. ISBN 978-84-1325-171-4.
(2022) Bilbao, Kristina. Euskarazko elkarkari iragangaitzak: lexikoak ala sintaktikoak? Fontes Linguae Vasconum, 134. Nafarroako Gobernua. 337-373.
(2022) Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández. Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3rd ed.). UPV/EHU. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Talks:
(2026) “Euskara munduan kokatzen”. Bilbao, Kristina. Bermeoko Berbalagunen ekintza. Otsailak 27, Bermeo (AEK).
(2026) “Transitive and intransitive reflexives in Basque. An ongoing corpus study”. Bilbao, Kristina. Gogo Elebiduna Mintegia. Ekainak 8, Vitoria-Gasteiz (EHU).
(2026) “Lexical and grammatical reflexives in Basque and its Spanish mirror”. Bilbao, Kristina. International Workshop on Romance SE/SI Constructions. Urtarrilak 23, Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona).
(2025) “Ispiluan begiratu naiz baina ez dut neure burua ikusi: euskarazko bihurkari iragangaitzak aztergai”. Bilbao, Kristina. Azken Berriak Euskal Gramatikan. Abenduak 18, Vitoria-Gasteiz (EHU).
(2025) “Acceptability judgments of Basque transitive and intransitive reflexives and reciprocals”. Bilbao, Kristina. Gogo Elebiduna Mintegia. Abenduak 1, Vitoria-Gasteiz (EHU).
(2025) “Intransitive Reflexives in Basque: A Derivational Approach to the Unaccusative vs. Unergative Debate”. Bilbao, Kristina. Hizkuntzari Gazteen Elkartearen XXXIX. Nazioarteko Kongresua. Urriak 1-3, Vitoria-Gasteiz (EHU).
(2025) “Intransitive Auxiliary as the Encoding of Non-canonical Reflexive and Reciprocal Voice in Basque”. Bilbao, Kristina. 58th Annual Meeting of Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE). Abuztuak 26-29, Bordeaux (Université Bordeaux Montaigne).
(2025) “Non-canonical Reflexive and Reciprocal Constructions in Basque”. Bilbao, Kristina. Emerging Topics in Typology. Ekainak 4, Leipzig (Max-Planck Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie).
(2025) “Baionan ikusiko gara, elkar ikusi gabe”. Bilbao, Kristina. Seminario IKER. 4 febrero, Baiona (IKER-UMR).
(2025) “Baionan ikusiko gara, elkar ikusi gabe”. Bilbao, Kristina. IKER Seminar. February 4, Baiona (IKER-UMR).
(2024) Egitura bihurkari eta elkarkari iragangaitzen erabilera corpus informaletan: ezagutu aditzaren kasua. Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Berro, Beatriz Fernández & Mikel Iruskieta. CLARIAH-EUS III. workshopa: komunitate bizia, azpiegitura baliagarria. 2024-11-21, Bilbo, Bizkaia Aretoa (UPV/EHU).
(2024) “Egitura bihurkari eta elkarkariak iragangaizten: ispiluan ikusi naiz eta bihar ikusiko gara aztergai”. Bilbao, Kristina. Hizkuntzalari Euskaldunen VII. Topaketa. UEU, ekainaren 27a, Iruñea.
(2024) Gero ikusiko gara elkar. Bilbao, Kristina & Ane Berro. Hizkuntzen Deustuko Unibertsitateko Foroa. 2024-03-13, Bilbo, Deustuko Unibertsitatea.
(2021) Inkoatibo/arazleak, bihurkari eta elkarkariak eta beste (alegiazko solasaldiak egitura iragangaiztuez). Bilbao, Kristina & Ane Berro. Euskal Hizkuntzalaritza 2021 DU Jardunaldia. 2021-12-17, Bilbo, Deustuko Unibertsitatea.
Teaching:
Academic year 2025/2026 (first semester): undergraduate course on Linguistic Typology (Basque Studies degree, EHU) (5 ECTS).
Academic year 2024/2025 (first semester): undergraduate course on Linguistic Typology (Basque Studies degree, EHU) (4 ECTS).
Projects:
2024-2028 : On argument structure, Voice and morphology in Euskara, the Basque language (Morfeus) (PID2023-147383NB-I00) (Principal Investigators: Beatriz Fernández and Ane Berro)
Langues & Grammaires en (Ile-de) France, coordinated by Anne Zribi-Hertz & Elena Soare (Université Paris 8/UMR SFL)
August 2022-October 2022: Solving the language puzzle: Basque morphosyntax in variation(PGC2018-096380-B-I00) (Principal Investigator: Beatriz Fernández)
January 2022-June 2022: The Bilingual Mind(IT1439-22). Consolidated Research Group of Excellence. (Principal Investigator: Itziar Laka)
Others:
- Languages:
Basque (mother tongue), Spanish (mother tongue), English (C1), French (B1), German (A2)
- Grants:
FPU PhD grant (Ayuda para la Formación del Profesorado Universitario) (2023-2027) [FPU22/01851]
Institution: Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Spanish Government
Ikasiker Research Fellowship (2021-2022) [IkasC_2021_1_0042]
Institution: Department of Education, Language Policy and Culture of the Basque Government
