Conference Paper Presentations
2025
- Traces of ancient derivational morphology in Chepang verb. Verb stem alternations in Sino-Tibetan languages.
International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL 58). Bern, Switzerland.
- When I imagine what I do not want you to do: 2nd person irrealis construction as a prohibitive function in Chepang.
Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE 58). Pessac, France.
2022
- Chepang’s direct-inverse system in need of historical, epistemic, and pragmatic explanations.
Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE 55). Bucharest, Romania.
2019
- On the origin of 2nd person prefix #tV- in Trans-Himalayan languages.
Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT 13). Pavia, Italy.
- On the distribution and discourse functions of =taŋ in Chepang.
Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE 52). Leipzig, Germany.
- The Chepang Language Documentation and Description Project – Towards Community-Based Research.
International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC 6). Hawai’i, USA.
2017
- Morphological evidence for Kali-Karnali (aka “Raji-Raute”) and genetic position within Trans-Himalayan.
Linguistic Society of Nepal (LSN 38). Kirtipur, Nepal.
- Reconstructing a 2nd person mirative construction for Central Himalayan – and beyond?
Himalayan Languages Symposium (HLS 23). Tezpur, India.
2016
- Breathiness spreading in Magar.
Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE 49). Naples, Italy.
2014
- Valence and voice strategies in Magar.
Linguistic Society of Nepal (LSN 34). Kathmandu, Nepal.
Other Presentations & Invited Talks
2026
- Digital Futures for Himalayan Languages. (Panel organization and member).
2nd Himalayan Future Forum. Patan, Nepal.
2025
- Le peuple chepang : des royaumes au cœur de la fôret.
Journée d’Étude Réseau Chercheurs Népal (RCN), INALCO. Paris, France.
- Quand j’imagine ce que je ne veux pas que tu fasses : Construction de 2ème personne irrealis comme fonction prohibitive en Chepang (TH).
Recherches Actuelles Seminar, CLLE, CNRS. Pessac, France.
- Engagement du locuteur et évidentialité : fonctions et évolution du morphème =taŋ en Chepang.
Langues et Discours. D2iA. Pessac, France.
2024
- La deixis topographique en chepang : trajectoire de grammaticalisation de noms relationnels.
Recherches Actuelles Seminar, CLLE, CNRS. Pessac, France.
- Harnessing Himalayan Indigenous Knowledge. (Panel member).
1st Himalayan Future Forum. Kathmandu, Nepal.
2022
- 1st and 2nd person (SAP) interactions in Chepang.
Person Marking in Tibeto-Burman Workshop. University of Cologne, Germany.
2021
- Phonology of Chepang – Diphthongs and variation on the glottal stop.
Language Documentation and Revitalization Seminar (LDR). University of Oregon, U.S.A.
2020
- The Chepang Language Documentation and Description Project.
Nepal Chepang Sangh. Rapti Municipality, Chitwan, Nepal.
2018
- On the origin of 2nd person prefix #tV- in Trans-Himalayan languages.
LDR Seminar. University of Oregon, U.S.A.
2017
- Morphological evidence for Kali-Karnali (aka “Raji-Raute”) and genetic position within Trans-Himalayan.
Invited Seminar. University of Bern, Switzerland.
- Reconstructing a 2nd person mirative construction for Central Himalayan – and beyond?
GLOSS Linguistics Colloquium. University of Oregon, U.S.A.
2016
- Breathiness spreading in Magar.
Northwest Phonetics/Phonology (NoWPhon 2). Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
- Khamci, nomadic voice of Nepal.
Endangered Languages Night (ELN 2). University of Oregon, U.S.A.
- mi- in Magar, inalienability to definiteness.
FieldLing Seminar. University of Oregon, U.S.A.
- The Rautes of Nepal.
Endangered Languages Night (ELN 1). University of Oregon, U.S.A.
2015
- Tibeto-Burman Linguistics Seminars. University of Oregon.
- Verbal indexation morphology in Magar
- Adverbial clauses in Magar
- Irrealis in Magar
- From Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB) to Kham and Magar...
- The Rautes of Nepal.
First Oregon Workshop on Innovation in Linguistic Fieldwork (OWILF 1). University of Oregon, U.S.A.
2011 – 2013
- Linguistique de terrain au Népal. (2013). Séminaire des Jeunes Chercheurs, INALCO. Paris.
- Morphologie causative en magar. (2012). Séminaire de Linguistique LACITO/CRLAO. Paris.
- Magar, une langue tibéto-birmane du Népal. (2011). Séminaire de Linguistique fonctionnelle, Sorbonne.
- Phonologie du magar. (2011). Séminaire de Linguistique LACITO/CRLAO. Paris.
