George Starostin: Curriculum Vitae
Education
- 2000: Ph.D. (Candidate of Philological Sciences), Russian State University
for the Humanities, Moscow
- 1997: M.A. (Theoretical and Applied Linguistics), Russian State University
for the Humanities, Moscow
Principal Employment
Affiliations and Projects
Research & Professional Interests
- General historical linguistics, theory and methodology
- Chinese language studies (primarily history of Chinese, reconstruction
of Old Chinese phonology)
- Yeniseian linguistics (Ket language, its structure, history, and external
connections)
- Dravidian linguistics (reconstruction of Proto-Dravidian phonology
and grammar)
- African comparative, areal, and historical linguistics (Khoisan, Nilo-Saharan,
Niger-Congo languages)
- Long-range comparison and reconstruction of macrofamilies (Nostratic;
Sino-Caucasian, etc.): theory and practice
Language abilities
- Fluent: Russian, English
- Near fluent: Chinese, French, Italian
- Good or above average reading ability: Spanish, German, Greek, Latin,
Sanskrit, Old Hebrew
- Working knowledge of: various Indo-European, Semitic, Dravidian, Yenisseian,
Khoisan languages
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