Tomas Staffan Riad (born 15 November 1959) is a Swedish

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

, specialised in Swedish phonology and prosody. He received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University in 1992 and is professor at the Department of Scandinavian languages there. Riad is also a violinist, trained at the

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including performanc ...

in London and has worked as a full-time musician. He was elected a member of the Swedish Academy on 29 September 2011 (taking his seat on 20 December).Sandstedt; the exact date of the election is clear from Englund's blog

Bibliography

* Squibs, remarks and replies (1988); ''co-authors: Elly van Gelderen &, Arild Hestvik'' * Reflexivity and predication (1988) * Structures in Germanic Prosody. A diachronic study with special reference to the Nordic languages (1992) * Birgitta Trotzig – Svenska Akademien Inträdestal (2011) * The Phonology of Swedish (2014)

As editor

* Tones and Tunes: Typological Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody (2007) * Tones and Tunes: Experimental Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody (2007) * Typological Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody (2007) * Studier i svensk språkhistoria. 12, Variation och förändring (2014)

Notes

References

*Peter Englund,
Ny ledamot
entry of 30 September 2011 in Englund's official blog as permanent secretary of the Academy *Calle Sandstedt,
Ny ledamot i Svenska Akademien
, Svenska Dagbladet, 30 September 2011.

External links

Chair no. 6 – Tomas Riad
Swedish Academy
Official page
at Stockholm University
list of publicationsInterview with Tomas Riad
Sveriges Television {{DEFAULTSORT:Riad, Tomas Linguists from Sweden Members of the Swedish Academy 1959 births Living people People from Uppsala Stockholm University alumni Academic staff of Stockholm University Swedish violinists Male violinists 21st-century violinists 21st-century Swedish male musicians