Paola Cotticelli studied in Pavia (I) and in Munich, where she received her PhD. She is full professor for Historical and Indo-European Linguistics and Head of the Center for Foreign Languages at the University of Verona, scientific and editorial board member and author of “Hethitisches Wörterbuch”. Main research fields: comparative syntax and morphology of Indo-European languages, lexicography, Anatolian languages, Ancient Greek, Ancient Lithuanian, Metalanguage and History of concepts in the History of Linguistics and Grammaticography.She is also head of the “Laboratorio del lessico di linguistica” (www.linguisticslab.org) a research center for metalanguage, writing systems (cuneiform, alphabets, hieroglyphs), and researches on brand names. Recent research projects: „Indogermanische Syntax: der Satz, die Syntax der Nebensätze“ (2014-2022); „Die Syntax des Partizips und konkurrierende Konstruktionen“ financed by the Foundation F. von Thyssen (2014-2016); Syntax of Luvian (Marie Curie Horizon 2020, 2015-2017).Alfredo Rizza is researcher at the University of Verona. Born in Salò he studied in Pavia and Firenzen and received grants for research at the University of Berkeley, Würzburg and Graz. His interests span from ancient Cultures and Civilizations of the Aegeo-Anatolian Area to contemporary theories of language and semiotics. He is junior professor for General and Historical Linguistics at the University of Verona.