Keith Plaster
Senior Lecturer in Linguistics

Degrees
Georgetown University, J.D.Harvard University, M.A.
Expertise
Theoretical phonology, historical linguistics, Indo-European linguistics, forensic linguistics, morphology, phonetics.Profile
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I am interested in examining how language change informs our understanding of phonology and morphology. My research interests include:
the phonology of stress systems (and especially morphologically governed stress systems);
nominal categorization, including noun classifier, noun class and gender systems, and the computational modeling of these systems;
the phonology of poetic meter and rhyme; and
the linguistics of ancient and modern law.
I am also interested in the historical grammar of the various Indo-European branches, the Mayan languages, and the languages of the Caucasus. Much of my work has focused on the older Indo-European languages, the Native American languages of the Pacific Northwest, and the languages of the Caucasus.
Courses Taught
COSI | 138a | Computational Linguistics Second Year Seminar |
LING | 100a | Introduction to Linguistics |
LING | 105a | Phonetics |
LING | 110a | Phonological Theory |
LING | 150a | Historical Linguistics and Language Change |
LING | 190b | Topics in Linguistics |
LING | 197a | Language Acquisition and Development |