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Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead is a Teaching Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in historical linguistics with a focus on Old Indic and Latin Romance languages. Her research interests include the linguistic morphology and the development of nominal word formation in both ancient and modern Indo-European languages. She is particularly dedicated to studying the family structures of prehistoric Europe and has received funding from the Velux Foundation to explore topics such as kinship terminology within the Indo-European language family. Whitehead’s current projects aim to establish hypotheses around family relations and marriage customs in early historical societies, utilizing the earliest written sources of the Indo-Europeans, including Romans and Celts. Her research has revealed new insights into the morphological structures of Proto-Indo-European nouns and challenges traditional interpretations concerning vowel quality and semantics. Whitehead is also actively involved in educating students through various courses on linguistic morphology and language history, contributing significantly to the Indo-European studies community.
University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen
Focus on historical linguistics and linguistic morphology.
Roots Europe • Copenhagen
Research on language, culture, and migrations in prehistoric Europe.
University of California, Los Angeles •
Research with an emphasis on Indo-European studies.
Focuses on clinical, social, and cognitive psychology.