Tomas Staffan Riad (born 15 November 1959) is a Swedish linguist, specialised in Swedish phonology and prosody.

He received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University in 1992[1] and is professor at the Department of Scandinavian languages there.

[2] Riad is also a violinist, trained at the Royal College of Music in London and has worked as a full-time musician.

[3] He was elected a member of the Swedish Academy on 29 September 2011 (taking his seat on 20 December).

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