Simon Poulsen
@simonpoulsen.bsky.social
Indoeuropeanist, probably on a side quest.
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Simon Poulsen
@simonpoulsen.bsky.social
· Jan 27
Now available in Open Access: My colleague Simon Poulsen has a new article in Transactions of the Philological Society "Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics" with discussion of the problematic cases of IE *pelek̑u- ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑- ‘goat’ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
It's me, I'm the colleague, and I am now on Bluesky 🐐🪓💙
Reposted by Simon Poulsen
Job announcements: PhD position and postdoc position in Indo-European Studies in Copenhagen
A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated” (rootsofeurope.ku.dk/english/rese...).
A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated” (rootsofeurope.ku.dk/english/rese...).
The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated – University of Copenhagen
rootsofeurope.ku.dk
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Job announcements: PhD position and postdoc position in Indo-European Studies in Copenhagen
A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated” (rootsofeurope.ku.dk/english/rese...).
A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated” (rootsofeurope.ku.dk/english/rese...).
Better late than never, eh (only applies to the re-post, no comment on other timelines)
Habemus novum doctorem philosophiae! Hurra, @simonpoulsen.bsky.social !!!
August 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Better late than never, eh (only applies to the re-post, no comment on other timelines)
Thanks to everyone who's read and engaged with my paper (🐐🪓 doi.org/10.1111/1467-968X.12308) 💙 I've summarised the comments, and there's now a little squib with the harvest of those fruitful discussions on philsoc.org.uk/transactions and doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Transactions | The Philological Society
Transactions of the Philological Society
philsoc.org.uk
March 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Thanks to everyone who's read and engaged with my paper (🐐🪓 doi.org/10.1111/1467-968X.12308) 💙 I've summarised the comments, and there's now a little squib with the harvest of those fruitful discussions on philsoc.org.uk/transactions and doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
It's me, I'm the colleague, and I am now on Bluesky 🐐🪓💙
Now available in Open Access: My colleague Simon Poulsen has a new article in Transactions of the Philological Society "Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics" with discussion of the problematic cases of IE *pelek̑u- ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑- ‘goat’ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's me, I'm the colleague, and I am now on Bluesky 🐐🪓💙