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Brian D. Joseph

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1979
Linguistic Variation and MorphologyLinguistics and language evolutionSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationHistorical Linguistics and Language StudiesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity

Publications

398

Citations

4,517

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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Brian D. Joseph works on historical linguistics, focusing on how languages change over time, with particular expertise in Greek (ancient to modern), Albanian, and the Balkan languages more broadly, including language contact and bilingualism in that region. His work also extends to New Testament Greek philology, general syntax and morphology, and the teaching of historical linguistics at various educational levels.

Historical linguistics and language changeBalkan languages (Greek, Albanian) and language contactGreek linguistics from ancient to modern periodsSyntax, morphology, and compound word formationLinguistics pedagogy and language ideology

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with a peak in 2019, a decline in the early 2020s, and a modest rebound in 2024-2025, averaging about 7-8 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.6/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 34 publications34192020: 19 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 13 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Greek Linguistics×24
  • Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America×7
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×6
  • Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series 4, Current issues in linguistic theory×4
  • Language×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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