Research

My research is primarily in theoretical syntax and morphology, and I have particular interests in grammatical gender, number, syncretisms, clitic doubling, the morphosyntax of agreement, and the fine line between prepositions and case markers. The languages I specialize in are mostly members of the Afroasiatic language family, with a special emphasis on Amharic (Ethio-Semitic).

• I gave a non-specialist talk on grammatical gender at the Centre for Advanced Study in Oslo, Norway in the early spring of 2020. Here are the slides.

• In the fall of 2019, I spearheaded the organization of the 3rd Afranaph Project Development Workshop, funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

For detailed information about my past and present research activities, see my C.V. and this list of downloadable papers and handouts.

Teaching and Advising

I greatly enjoy teaching, and please see a list of past and present courses (being) taught.

Contact Information, etc.

If you need to reach me, here's how.

For the curious: more information on how I began studying Egyptian, and what I'm up to when I am not doing linguistics.