Tyrkkö, Jukka

professori

Vastuuoppialat ja -alueet

englantilainen filologia

Yhteystiedot

vastaanotto: ke 14-16
sähköposti: sähköpostiosoitehaku
huone: Pinni B 4053
puhelin: 050 3181 253

Research interests

Historical corpus linguistics, lexis and phraseology, language variation and multilingualism, statistical methods in linguistics and digital humanities, history of learned writing, history of the book, historical lexicography, hypertext

Ongoing research

Multilingual Practices in the History of Written English

This project examines the multilingual resources of English writers from the Middle English period to the end of the Modern era. At present, I am developing corpus tools for the identification and analysis of multilingual passages in historical texts. I also study attitudes to foreign languages as evinced in the preliminaries and other paratextual matter of early printed books, and lexical adaptations in English medical books printed for the American market during the eighteenth century.

Scientific Thought-styles: The Evolution of English Medical Writing

I am a long-time member of this project based at the University of Helsinki. The project compiles corpora of English medical writing and conducts research on the evolution of medical writing. My own particular areas of interest include the lexical and phraseological representation of knowledge and abstract concepts, and the book historical aspects of early medical publishing. My work on the paratextual features of early printed books is conducted in conjunction with the Gatekeepers of Knowledge project.

Hypertext and the history of multilinearity in text

I am fascinated with various guises the phenomenon of multilinearity has adopted throughout the history of written text. From early manuscripts to modern hypertext, there has been an ever-present need to communicate information in more complex and fluid patterns than what linear text naturally allows. My research looks into the mechanisms of conceptual redirection and the requirement of text-type specific reading skills throughout the ages