Benjamin LaFond
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Research
Research Topic: Palatalization and vowel developments in Tocharian
Supervisor: Bert Vaux
Publications: “Latin vowel weakening in phonetic perspective” (2024). Indo-European Linguistics 12:163–183. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/22125892-bja10032
“Umlaut and opacity in Uyghur,” with Yury Makarov and Bert Vaux (to appear). Phonology.
Teaching and supervision
Li7/8 Phonology and Morphology (2024–2025, 2025–2026)
Li13 History of English (2025–2026)
Historical Linguistics of Greek and Latin (Faculty of Classics, Pembroke Fall Semester Programme 2025)
Signs and Sounds: The Greek and Roman Alphabets (Faculty of Classics, Pembroke Fall Semester Programme 2025; also as part of Paper 6: Classical Essays, 2025)
Homer Among the Dialects (Faculty of Classics, Pembroke Spring Semester Programme 2026)
Lent Term Seminar: Rudiments of English Phonology (with Bert Vaux, 2026)