Dr. Alan Nussbaum

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Biography

Alan Jeffrey Nussbaum is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Cornell University, where he specializes in historical linguistics and Indo-European linguistics. His research focuses on a variety of aspects within these fields, including inflectional and derivational morphology, and the phonological and morphological characteristics of Greek and Latin. Nussbaum has conducted extensive studies on comparative historical linguistics, exploring inflectional problems, the phonology of Indo-European languages, and the morphological aspects of ancient poetic composition. He has published several significant works, including 'Studies in Greek Homeric Linguistics' and contributions to various academic journals, focusing on topics such as proto-language reconstruction and the characteristics of denominal substantives in Proto-Indo-European. His work is known for analyzing grammatical systems and addressing questions related to nominal forms and grammatical structures in ancient languages.

Research Interests

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture