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John Sundquist is Professor of Germanic Linguistics in the School of Languages & Cultures at Purdue University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in historical linguistics, morphosyntax, corpus linguistics, and German language and culture.
Education
- Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics — Indiana University
- M.A. in Germanic Linguistics — Indiana University
- B.A. in German and English — Valparaiso University
Research Focus
Professor Sundquist’s scholarship centers on historical Germanic linguistics, with particular emphasis on morphosyntactic variation and change in German, Swedish, Danish, and English. Employing corpus-linguistic and variationist methodologies, he investigates the diachrony of light-verb constructions, word-order shifts, and the evolution of negation (Jespersen’s Cycle). His work on Old Saxon metre and punctuation and the Hêliand manuscript contributes to philological understanding of early Germanic texts, while his pedagogical research explores STEAM-oriented, interdisciplinary approaches to teaching German language and culture.
Publication Profile
Across more than thirty refereed articles and book chapters published between 2002 and 2025, Sundquist’s research spans diachronic syntax, corpus linguistics, Scandinavian languages, Old Saxon philology, and language pedagogy. Recurrent themes include light-verb productivity, the Rich Agreement Hypothesis, negation cycles, and the intersection of syntax with metre and punctuation in medieval texts.
Labs, Teams & Pedagogical Engagement
Professor Sundquist actively mentors students in historical and corpus linguistics, integrating them into data-driven projects on Germanic language change. He collaborates on interdisciplinary STEAM initiatives that link German cultural studies with science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics education.
