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LINDSAY WHALEY

lindsay.j.whaley@dartmouth.edu
Professor of Classics and Linguistics
Associate Dean for International and Interdisciplinary Studies

Professor Whaley joined the Dartmouth faculty in 1993. He is now Professor of Classics and Linguistics and serves as the Associate Dean for International and Interdisciplinary Studies. He graduated with honors from Calvin College, receiving a BA in linguistics and religion & theology. He received an MA in linguistics in 1990 from State University of New York, Buffalo and continued his studies there to receive a Ph.D. in linguistics in 1993. Professor Whaley is an expert in the Tungusic languages of northern China and is known internationally for his work in language typology, which involves determining why some properties of language are common while others are rare. Over the last decade, Professor Whaley has become recognized for his research on language death and language revitalization.