!!Anna Maria Thornton - Curriculum Vitae *1983 Laurea in Lettere at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' with a thesis entitled 'Note per una teoria della predicazione (Towards a theory of predication)'. Awarded 110 e lode (the highest possible mark in the Italian system)\\ *1989 PhD in Linguistics at the University of Pisa with a dissertation entitled 'Sui nomina actionis in italiano' (On action nominals in Italian)\\ *1992 - present her academic career has been pursued at the University of L'Aquila (details in 1.12 above)\\ *2001 - present member of the Centro di Consulenza (Advice Centre) established by the Accademia della Crusca in order to provide guidance on the developments and norms of modern Italian\\ *2010 - present Visiting Researcher/Professor, School of English and Languages, University of Surrey, UK\\ *April - May 2018 Visiting Researcher, University of Paris Diderot\\ \\ [Full CV|http://www.annathornton.net]\\ \\