Indo-European and Historical Linguistics  

(all talks are in Boylston 104 unless otherwise noted)

Sep. 19 4:00pm *two speakers*

Sverre Johnsen, GSAS Harvard, Title: “The phonetics and phonologization of Verner's law”

Sasha Nikolaev,GSAS Harvard, Title: “Hittite menahhanda and the directive case in Indo-European”

Oct. 24 4:00 pm Timothy Barnes, GSAS Harvard, Title: “Homeric μῶλος Ἄρηος, Hittite harrai mallai : on the Etymology and Function of Ares in Mycenean, Homeric Epic and Aeolic Lyric”

Dec. 12 4:00pm Craig Melchert, University of California, Los Angeles. Title: TBA

2008-09 schedule TBA