Dunstan Brown

Dunstan Brown is an Anniversary Professor in the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York. He specializes in morphological and typological research, focusing on complex morphological systems and global linguistic diversity.

• University: University of York
• Department: Language and Linguistic Science
• Academic Rank: Professor
• Email: dunstan.brown@york.ac.uk

His research explores nominal morphology, agreement systems, inflectional classes, and phenomena like defectivity and overabundance. Projects include studies on Eegimaa, Oto-Manguean languages, and Russian noun paradigms, supported by grants from AHRC, ESRC, and the Leverhulme Trust.

Key trends in his recent publications (2023-2025) include computational modeling of morphological complexity, typological classification of defective paradigms, and cross-linguistic analysis of agreement mismatches. These works bridge theoretical linguistics with machine learning and corpus-based methodologies.

Scientific Awards:

• Leverhulme International Fellowship

Advising: He welcomes PhD supervision in morphology, computational approaches, theoretical morphology, and morphology-syntax interactions. Collaborations span institutions like Surrey, Essex, Harvard, and CNRS.