Marina Pérez-Martín
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6187-7251
BIO
- 2023: BA in English Studies. University of the Balearic Islands.
- 2021-2022: Research assistant at the University of the Balearic Islands. [Task: Transcription and coding of texts from the ICE-Gibraltar corpus. Supervisor: Dr. Lucía Loureiro-Porto].
- 2021-2022: Erasmus exchange at University College Cork, Ireland.
- 2024: MA in Modern Languages and Literatures with a specialization in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. University of the Balearic Islands [Title: “The BE-passive in Gibraltar English: A variationist analysis.” Supervisor: Dr. Lucía Loureiro-Porto].
- July 2024: Pre-doctoral researcher funded by the Comunitat Autònoma de les Illes Balears (CAIB).
- September 2024- onwards: PhD dissertation currently in progress. [Title: A corpus-based approach to the study of the BE-passive in Gibraltar English: Morphosyntactic variation, socio-cultural pragmatics and language contact in focus. Supervisor: Dr. Lucía Loureiro-Porto].
- 2024- onwards: Teaching duties included under pre-doctoral grant. University of the Balearic Islands.
- 2025: 2-month research and teaching stay at Technische Universität Dortmund (TU Dortmund).
- 2026: 3-month research stay at Universität Bamberg.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Awards:
- 2023: Best degree student award (“Premi Extraordinari de Grau”).
- 2024: FPU-CAIB2024. Four-year pre-doctoral grant.
Editorial boards and scientific committees:
- 2024: Reviewer for the EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages (E-JournALL)
- 2025: Ambassador of the editorial board for the Spanish team at E-JournALL.
Research groups:
- 2024: Member of Variation in English Worldwide (ViEW).
- 2025: Member of Corpus-based approaches to language variation (CAVA).
TEACHING
- English for Specific Purposes courses: English for Philology and Philosophy; English for Education and Social Work; English for History, Art and Geography; and English III (Degree in Tourism). University of the Balearic Islands.
- Specialized English Linguistic courses: Introduction to Grammatical Variation in World Englishes. TU Dortmund.
PRESENTATIONS
2024
Pérez-Martín, Marina. The BE-passive in Gibraltar English: A variationist analysis. 2nd Gibraltar International Conference (GIC2): Gibraltar English: Linguistic, Literary and Cultural Perspectives. University of Vigo, 8-9 July.
2025
Pérez-Martín, Marina. A corpus-based study to the BE-passive in Gibraltar English: A variationist approach. VI AEDEAN Doctoral Seminar. University of Cantabria, Santander, 2-4 July.
Pérez-Martín, Marina. Revisiting the expression of the perfect in Irish English: A comparative study of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The International Society for the Linguistics of English 8 (ISLE 8). University of Santiago de Compostela, 1-4 September.
Pérez-Martín, Marina. Voice alternation in Gibraltar English writing: The case of the BE-passive. 48th AEDEAN Conference. University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, 12-14 November.
MAIN INTERESTS IN VIEW
- Tense and aspect, with special reference to the expression of the perfect.
- The BE-passive, with emphasis on morphosyntactic variation, distribution across text types and pragmatics.
- Syntax of World Englishes, particularly Irish English and Gibraltar English.
- Corpus-based studies, with a focus on the International Corpus of English (ICE)
