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John D. Sundquist

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1979
Linguistic Variation and MorphologyLinguistics and language evolutionSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationNatural Language Processing TechniquesLanguage and cultural evolution

Publications

30

Citations

301

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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John D. Sundquist studies the grammar and history of Germanic languages, including English, German, Norwegian, and Swedish. His work often focuses on how sentence structure (syntax) has changed over time, particularly looking at constructions like 'light verbs' (e.g., 'take a look' instead of 'look') and how word order, meter, and punctuation interact in historical texts. He also examines variation in modern spoken language, such as intensifiers in Norwegian and verb constructions in German.

Historical syntax of Germanic languagesLight verb and composite predicate constructionsSociolinguistic variation in spoken languageOld and Middle Germanic texts (e.g., Old Saxon, Old Swedish)Scandinavian and English historical linguistics

Publication output has been steady but modest over the last decade, averaging just over one paper per year, with a gap in 2023 followed by renewed activity in 2024-2025.

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Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications3202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications22232024: 3 publications3242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Germanic Linguistics×3
  • Scandinavian Studies×2
  • Linguistic Inquiry×1
  • Journal of Historical Linguistics×1
  • English Language and Linguistics×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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