Sean C. O'Rourke
Research Interests:
Phonology, morphology (clitics), phonetics, phonology/ morphology/ syntax interfaces,
OT and constraint-based frameworks, historical linguistics,
translation theory; clitic placement in South Slavic, Germanic, Bantu, Rhaeto-Romance,
Finno-Ugric, French, Celtic.
Other Interests:
Irish history, the Silk Road, history of Buddhism, Catharism, Roman Catholicism,
Zoroastrianism, American Indian culture, heraldry, tennis, soccer, Formula One,
Baltimore Orioles and Ravens, Notre Dame football.
Background:
BA in German, 2000, Johns Hopkins University
MA in Linguistics, 2002, Yale University
M.Phil. in Linguistics, 2005, Yale University
SWSEEL/Slovene language (non degree), summer 2004,
Indiana
Germanic linguistics/Celtic/Quechua/Mayan (non degree),
Summer 2004 - Fall 2005 Universität Tübingen
Full academic CV available upon request.
email: sean(dot)orourke(at)yale(dot)edu
