Emmanuel Dupraz

Emmanuel Dupraz is a Researcher at the University of Rouen Normandie, affiliated with the ERIAC research laboratory (Équipe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Aires Culturelles). He holds a Habilitation to Supervise Research in Latin Linguistics (2010) and a PhD in Latin Linguistics (2003). His academic career includes roles as an Agrégé de Grammaire (1995) and active participation in international academic networks. He has received prestigious awards such as the Prix Roger-Lambrechts (2025) and the prix Émile-Benveniste (2008).

His research focuses on the socio-linguistics of Italic populations in Republican Italy, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of Italic languages, and Celtic linguistics. He has published extensively on epigraphic studies, including works on Umbrian ritual texts, Messapic inscriptions, and Gaulish language forms. His work bridges historical linguistics with archaeological and cultural studies.

Key publications include monographs like Aufbau und Komponenten der umbrischen Ritualbeschreibungen (2022) and edited volumes on Italic languages and rituals. He frequently presents at international colloquia, such as the 2nd Cisalpine Celtic Colloquium (2025) and the XVII. Fachtagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft (2024).

His contributions span academic leadership roles, including co-editing over 20 conference proceedings and reviewing for leading journals. His research extends to Celtic-Greek interactions, ancient legal terminology, and the linguistic analysis of ritual inscriptions.