Andrew Kostakis

Andrew Kostakis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages & Literature at Austin Peay State University. His research focuses on Phonology, Sound Changes, and Historical Germanic Linguistics. He holds a Dual Ph.D. in Linguistics and German from Indiana University.

• Ph.D. in Linguistics, Indiana University
• Ph.D. in German, Indiana University

His research explores phonological patterns in historical languages such as Gothic, Old High German, and Latin, with a particular interest in consonant evolution and metrical structures. Recent work examines mid vowel phonology in Germanic languages and the status of /w/ in Old High German.

Publications span from phonological analyses of Gothic and Latin to reviews of major linguistic handbooks. His work bridges theoretical phonology with historical and sociolinguistic perspectives, emphasizing cross-linguistic comparisons and sound change mechanisms.

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