Contact Information
Department of Linguistics
601
Baldy Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY, 14260
(716)-645-0113
Interests
Since I find all areas of linguistics to be fascinating, I'll try to limit myself here to just a few of my current obsessions:
- Typology
- Endangered Languages
- Papuan Languages, specifically Torricelli languages
- Yeri, a Wapei-Palei language of Papua New Guinea
- Epenthesis
Current Projects
With the number of languages on the verge of extinction, documenting those languages before they are lost has become an important concern in the field of linguistics. I am currently working on an endangered language spoken by one village in the Torricelli mountains. I spent the summer of 2010 collecting data and working with some of the most generous, bright, enthusiastic and friendly people I have ever met, and I hope to spend the next summer doing the same. More information regarding this language can be found here.