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Meet Dr. Joe Eska
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Dr. Joe Eska is a historical linguist who works on language change in both phonology and syntax. He works especially on the Celtic languages, but also Classical Latin and Greek, Germanic languages, and Native American languages. Within phonology, Dr. Eska works within the frameworks of Laryngeal Realism and historical phonological typology, and recently has published a number of articles in these areas. Within syntax, he works within the framework of Syntactic Cartography and is now writing a book on the syntax of the ancient Celtic languages. He regularly teaches courses in phonology, syntax, history of the English language, and Native American languages.
Publications
Publications
Laryngeal Realism and the prehistory of Celtic. Transactions of the Philological Society 116, 2018, 320–331.
Interarticulatory timing and Celtic mutations. Journal of Celtic linguistics 21, 2020, 235–256.
Aspects of Brittonic spirantisation under Laryngeal Realism. Celtica 32, 2020, 1–14.
Script transfer and Laryngeal Realism, and script reform. On plosive phonology in ancient Celtic northern Italy. Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 71, 2024, 97–127.
Teaching Fall 2025
Teaching Fall 2025
ENGL 4054: History of the English Language
Catalog Description:
Development of English including both its internal history (sounds, vocabulary, inflections, syntax) and its external history (political, social, and intellectual forces). Indo-European origins through the present, with special emphasis on the English Language in America.
CRN: 91294
MWF 10:10AM - 11:00AM
WHIT 349
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ENGL 4144: Phonology
Pathway Area 5a: Advanced/Applied Quantitative and Computational Thinking
Catalog Description:
Examination of the systematic organization of sounds in human languages based upon problem-based learning. Analysis of syllables and morae, articulatory features, timing of articulatory gestures, and phonological processes that lead to sound change. Assessment of various theoretical and computational approaches to phonology including Articulatory Phonology, Prosodic Phonology, and Optimality Theory.
CRN: 85325
MWF 9:05AM - 9:55AM
ROB 122
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