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Jay Jasanoff is the Diebold Professor of Indo-European Linguistics and Philology at Harvard University's Department of Linguistics. His research focuses on Indo-European historical linguistics, with specialization in Anatolian Hittite, Tocharian, Greek, Celtic, and other branches. He holds an office at 312 Boylston Hall and can be reached via email at jasanoff@fas.harvard.edu. His work spans comparative grammar, morphological evolution, and phonological processes in ancient languages.
Research Interests:
- Indo-European language family
- Historical phonology and morphology
- Preterite and aorist constructions
- Language contact phenomena in Balto-Slavic and Anatolian
Publications reflect deep engagement with verb systems across Indo-European branches, including seminal work on Hittite and Latin. His contributions to understanding Lachmann’s Law in Latin and Tocharian verb paradigms have been widely cited. Recent work continues exploring diachronic patterns in Indo-European verb structures.
Lauded for his scholarly contributions, Jasanoff was celebrated at a departmental retirement tribute in 2023, highlighting his mentorship and impact on historical linguistics.
