David A. Peterson

David A. Peterson is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Dartmouth College, specializing in morphosyntactic typology, comparative Tibeto-Burman, and language documentation. His academic work bridges theoretical and descriptive linguistics.

• Education: B.A. from University of Alaska at Fairbanks, M.A. and Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley

His research focuses on the structural analysis of Kuki-Chin languages within the Tibeto-Burman family, emphasizing historical contingency, participant marking, and endangered language preservation. He teaches foundational courses in linguistics, including LING 1 (Introductory Linguistics), LING 24 (Discourse Analysis), LING 25 (Typology), and LING 26 (Morphology).

Recent publications highlight his expertise in Tibeto-Burman subgrouping, typological patterns, and endangered language documentation. Current works in progress include comparative grammar studies of Kuki-Chin languages and reference grammars for Khumi, Mru, and Rengmitca.