Research interests

Maruša Žibred (March 10 1998) is a young researcher at the Section for the History of the Slovenian Language at Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language.

Her research focuses on the diachronic study of adjectives (and adjectival participles), especially the category of definiteness in the 16th century Slovenian literary language and comparatively in the literary language of the younger periods of linguistic history until the end of the 19th century. She is a contributor to the Dictionary of the 16th Century Slovenian Literary Language. Her research interests also include the dialectology of the Slovenian  language, especially the local dialect of Novo mesto.

Research Areas

• morphology
• historical lexicology
• historical lexicography
• 16th century Slovenian literary language
• dialectology

Education, Academic and Scientific Titles

• 2023: MA degree in Slovenian Studies and Russian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• 2020: BA degree in Slovenian Studies and Russian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• 2017: matura exam, Novo mesto Grammar School

Employments, Leadership Positions and Competences

Employments

• 2023–: ZRC SAZU, Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language

Work in Editorial Boards and Expert Commissions

• 2025:  2025: Member of the organising committee of the Slovene Slavists’ Congress 2025
• 2025: Member of the organising committee of the DiaClas Conference: Dialect classification – past, present and future
• 2024–: Secretary of the Association of Slavic Societies of Slovenia (ZSSD)
• 2024–: Member of the program and organising committee for events on International Dictionary Day
• 2024: Member of the organising committee of the 23rd International Conference of the Commission for Word Formation at the International Committee of Slavists, titled Gradational Word Formation, co-organized by ZRC SAZU, the Jožef Stefan Institute, and the University of Maribor

Outstanding Achievements, Awards and Grants

• 2022: Friar Stanislav Škrabec Foundation grant

2023: Soglasniški odrazi v novomeškem govoru in okolici

2022: Glasovne značilnosti novomeškega govora (co-author)