Kristina Bilbao

Pre-doctoral researcher

Presentation

I am a pre-doctoral researcher at Basque and Beyond and The Bilingual Mind research groups at the University of the Basque Country (EHU). I graduated in Basque Studies (2018–2022) at EHU and completed a Master’s in Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics at the same university (2022–2023). Since 2023, I have been working on my PhD thesis under the supervision of Beatriz Fernández (EHU), Ane Berro (University of Deusto), and Irene de la Cruz-Pavía (University of Deusto). Funding for this research comes from a pre-doctoral grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities [FPU22/01851].

One of my biggest academic interests is linguistic variation, specially from a morphosyntactic and typological perspective. In my PhD thesis, I investigate reflexive and reciprocal constructions in Basque. The aim of the thesis is to analyse the morphosyntax of those constructions, while also exploring their relation to other structures showing voice alternation, such as inchoative or impersonal constructions.

Department of Linguistics and Basque Studies (EHU)

Micaela Portilla Research Center, Office 3.2
Justo Vélez de Elorriaga, 1
01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz

Research interests

Argument structure, voice alternations, detransitivization, reflexives, reciprocals, Basque.

Papers

Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Berro & Beatriz Fernández (2024). Bihurkari eta elkarkari iragangaitzak inpertsonal eta inkoatiboekiko konparazioan. Uztaro 129: 43-68.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Euskarazko elkarkari iragangaitzak: lexikoak ala sintaktikoak?. Fontes Linguae Vasconum 134: 337-373.

Chapters

Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Berro & Beatriz Fernández (2022). 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 (pp. 127-146. ISBN 978-84-1325-171-4). Deustuko Unibertsitatea.

Online resources

Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Partitiboa enfasia adierazteko perpaus existentzialetan: badugu sagar onik (v baditugu sagar onak). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Egoera-mailako aditz kopulatiboak: izan (v egon). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Jabetzaren adierazpena: eduki, ukan (v izan/*edun). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Ukan izan-en ordez partizipio erresultatiboetan. Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Ari progresiboa subjektu ergatibo eta *edun aditz laguntzaile iragankorrarekin: ari dut (v ari naiz). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Perifrasi progresiboak: ibili, egon jardun, erauntsi (v ari izan). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Partitiboa erlatibo aposiziozkoetan aurrekaria mugagabea denean: -ik (v -a). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Perpaus osagarri ez-faktiboak: -(r)ik (v -(e)la). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Perpaus osagarri ez-faktiboak: -(e)n (v -(e)la). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Perpaus osagarri faktiboak: -(e)na (v -(e)la). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Datibo osagarriak aditz iragankorretan: itxarongo dizut, diot (v itxarongo zaitut, dut). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Arazi inakusatiboaren datibo markatzea: etorrarazi dizute (v etorrarazi zaituzte). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina (2022). Instrumentalaren eta inesiboaren alternantzia denborazko modifikatzaileetan: instrumentala (-z) (v inesiboa (-n)). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) (3. arg.). Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (ed.). UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Odria, Ane Berro, Josu Landa & Beatriz Fernández (2022). Euskara Bariazioan / Basque in Variation (BiV) 3rd edition. UPV/EHUko Argitalpen Zerbitzua. ISBN: 978-84-1319-456-1.
Bilbao, Kristina & Cecilia Fernández-Altonaga (2021). Le basque: quelques contrastes pertinents pour l’acquisition du Français Langue Seconde par des locuteurs du Basque. Langues et Grammaires du Monde dans l’Espace Francophone. Anne Zribi-Hertz & Elena Soare (ed.). CNRS- Université Paris 8.

Talks

Bilbao, Kristina (2026). Transitive and intransitive reflexives in Basque. An ongoing corpus study. Gogo Elebiduna Seminar. 8th of June, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country).
Bilbao, Kristina (2026). Lexical and grammatical reflexives in Basque and its Spanish mirror. International Workshop on Romance SE/SI Constructions. 22nd-23rd of January, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (Catalonia).
Bilbao, Kristina (2025). Ispiluan begiratu naiz baina ez dut neure burua ikusi: euskarazko bihurkari iragangaitzak aztergai. Azken Berriak Euskal Gramatikan. 18th of December, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country).
Bilbao, Kristina (2025). Acceptability judgments of Basque transitive and intransitive reflexives and reciprocals. Gogo Elebiduna Seminar. 1st of December, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country).
Bilbao, Kristina (2025). Intransitive Reflexives in Basque: A Derivational Approach to the Unaccusative vs. Unergative Debate. XXXIX Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Jóvenes Lingüistas. 1st-3rd of October, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country).
Bilbao, Kristina (2025). Intransitive Auxiliary as the Encoding of Non-canonical Reflexive and Reciprocal Voice in Basque. 58th Annual Meeting of Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE). 26th-29th of August, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Bordeaux (France).
Bilbao, Kristina (2025). Non-canonical Reflexive and Reciprocal Constructions in Basque. Emerging Topics in Typology. 4th of June, Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig (Germany).
Bilbao, Kristina (2025). Baionan ikusiko gara, elkar ikusi gabe. IKER Seminar. 4th of February, IKER UMR5478 - CNRS, Baiona (Basque Country).
Bilbao, Kristina, Ane Berro, Beatriz Fernández and Mikel Iruskieta (2024). Egitura bihurkari eta elkarkari iragangaitzen erabilera corpus informaletan: ezagutu aditzaren kasua.. CLARIAH-EUS III. workshopa: komunitate bizia, azpiegitura baliagarria. 21st of November, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao (Basque Country) [poster].
Bilbao, Kristina (2024). Egitura bihurkari eta elkarkariak iragangaizten: ispiluan ikusi naiz eta bihar ikusiko gara aztergai. Hizkuntzalari Euskaldunen VII. Topaketa. 27th of June, Udako Euskal Unibertsitatea (UEU), Iruñea (Basque Country).
Bilbao, Kristina & Ane Berro (2024). Gero ikusiko gara elkar. University of Deusto's Language Forum. 13th of March, University of Deusto, Bilbao (Basque Country).
Bilbao, Kristina & Ane Berro (2021). Inkoatibo/arazleak, bihurkari eta elkarkariak eta beste (alegiazko solasaldiak egitura iragangaiztuez). UD Workshop 2021 on Basque Linguistics. 17th of December, University of Deusto, Bilbao (Basque Country).

Visiting fellowships

2025 (01/04-30/06): Humboldt University of Berlin (under the supervision of Doctor Florian Schäfer)

Participation in funded research projects

2026- : Gogo Elebiduna/The Bilingual Mind (IT1962-26) (Principal Investigators: Itziar Laka and Mikel Santesteban)

2024- : On argument structure, Voice and morphology in Euskara, the Basque language (Morfeus) (PID2023-147383NB-I00) (Principal Investigators: Beatriz Fernández and Ane Berro)

2024-2025: Gogo Elebiduna/The Bilingual Mind (IT1439-22) (Principal Investigator: Itziar Laka)

2022 (08/01-10/31): Solving the language puzzle: Basque morphosyntax in variation (PGC2018-096380-B-I00) (Principal Investigator: Beatriz Fernández)

2022 (01/10-06/17): Gogo Elebiduna/The Bilingual Mind (IT1439-22) (Principal Investigator: Itziar Laka)

2021-2022: Langues & Grammaires du Monde dans l’Espace Francophone, coordinated by Anne Zribi-Hertz & Elena Soare (Université Paris 8/UMR SFL)

Conferences

2025 (01/10-03/10): XXXIX. Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Jóvenes Lingüistas (AJL) / Hizkuntzalari Gazteen Elkartearen XXXIX. Nazioarteko Kongresua. University of the Basque Country (EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country).

Others

Teaching:

2025/2026: undergraduate course on Linguistic Typology (5ECTS) (UPV/EHU).

2024/2025: undergraduate course on Linguistic Typology (4ECTS) (UPV/EHU).

Working experience:

2022 (01/08-31/10): researcher under contract (UPV/EHU) (PIC 126/22, PGC2018-096380-B-I00)

Grants:

2023-2027: FPU PhD grant [FPU22/01851]. Institution: Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Spanish Government

2022: Ikasiker Research Fellowship [IkasC_2021_1_0042]. Institution: Department of Education, Language Policy and Culture of the Basque Government

Languages:

Basque (mother tongue), Spanish (mother tongue), English (C1), French (B1), German (A2)

Outreach

Kristina Bilbao: “Euskara munduan kokatzen“. Bermeoko Berbalagunak, Bermeo (27-02-2026).

Kristina Bilbao: “Basque intransitive reciprocals: from seeing each other to getting married“. Chair of Scientific Culture (ed.), Mapping Ignorance. UPV/EHU. (24-04-2024)

Kristina Bilbao: “Egitura bihurkari eta elkarkari iragangaitzak euskaraz“. Kultura Zientifikoko Katedra (arg.), Zientzia Kaiera. UPV/EHU. (2023-06-14)