Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul D. Fallon presented a paper, “Ejectives in Central Cushitic loanwords and native vocabulary,” at the 48th North Atlantic Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL), held at The Ohio State University in Columbus on Sept. 26, 2025.
Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul D. Fallon presented his sabbatical project at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Dictionary Society of North America (DSNA) biennial meeting held at Buffalo State University, May 29-31, 2025. His talk, “An Analytic Etymological Dictionary of Central Cushitic” discussed work from his Spring 2025 sabbatical project with professional lexicographers and […]
The mini-movie she made with her teammates shows Alanah Cleare falling asleep while studying in the University of Mary Washington’s Hurley Convergence Center. In the AI-assisted dream sequence that follows, she awakens on Campus Walk surrounded by fantastical fruit – talking pineapples and combustible berries that swirl up to the sky and explode in a […]
Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul D. Fallon gave a virtual presentation at the 56th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL), held online and at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis, on May 6, 2025. His talk was entitled “‘Fire’, ‘nose’, ‘water’, mouth’: Comparing the Leipzig-Jakarta and Swadesh lists in Central Cushitic.” He shared the results […]
Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Mary Washington Paul Fallon was mentioned by The Free Lance-Star in an article entitled “Fredericksburg Regional Spelling Bee set for Saturday.” In the article, it says “On Saturday, Paul Fallon, associate professor of linguistics at the University of Mary Washington and the bee’s pronouncer, will lob a […]
