Anton Antonov

Anton Antonov is a Lecturer in Japanese Linguistics at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), affiliated with the Department of Japanese Studies. He is a research member of the Center for Linguistic Research on East Asia (CRLAO), focusing on the 'Sino-Tibetan and its East Asian Context' team. His professional address is CRLAO, INALCO, 2 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris.

He obtained his PhD from INALCO in 2007 with a dissertation titled 'Le rôle des suffixes en /+rV/ dans l'expression du lieu et de la direction en japonais et l'hypothèse de leur origine altaïque' (The role of /+rV/ suffixes in expressing location and direction in Japanese and the hypothesis of their Altaic origin).

Antonov's research centers on:

• Historical and comparative linguistics of Japanese, Korean, and Altaic languages (Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic)
• Diachronic and diatopic variations of Japanese
• Accent reconstruction in Japanese, Korean, and Basque
• Direct/inverse systems and allocutive phenomena cross-linguistically

His publications (2011-2022) demonstrate consistent focus on linguistic typology, historical reconstruction, and language contact in East Asia. Recent work challenges the Transeurasian hypothesis while maintaining expertise in Altaic-Japonic-Korean connections. Articles frequently address grammaticalization, verb systems, and pragmatic marking across diverse language families.

Antonov participates in research projects including:

• Creation of a database of phonogram-notated ancient Japanese texts with glosses/translations
• Compilation of a dictionary of ancient Japanese

He collaborates internationally through conferences like the Paris Meeting on East Asian Linguistics and Phon-UDL workshops. His lab affiliation is CRLAO (CNRS-EHESS-Inalco joint research unit) at Campus Condorcet.