Prof. Wayne J. Redenbarger

           298 Hagerty Hall

           The Ohio State University

           Columbus Ohio 43210-1340

           Redenbarger.2@osu.edu

 

 

Education

     AB  Indiana University 
          Summa Cum Laude

          Phi Beta Kappa

     MA, PhD  Harvard University

          National Woodrow Wilson Fellow

          Fellow of Harvard College

 

Research Fields

Linguistics

Phonology

Distinctive Feature Theory

Morphology

Item and Process Models

Historical

     Processes of Morphophonological Change                                                          

Latin & Romance Linguistics

     Morphology & Morphophonology of Vulgar Latin

Languages

Latin, Vulgar Latin

Romance; Old Portuguese, Old Spanish, Old French

Old English

Classical Archaeology

Roman Lusitania

Graffiti of Torre de Palma

                                     

Current Projects

Morphology of the Italic Languages

Morphological Marking of Latin Imparisyllabic Nouns

Stressed Short Vowel Laxing in Vulgar Latin

Latin Graffiti on Terra Sigillata of Torre de Palma, Roman Lusitania

 

Teaching areas

Latin & Romance Linguistics

     Intro to Romance Linguistics (RomLings 692) ((Undergrad))

Intro to Romance Linguistics (RomLings 811) ((Grad))

Latin Morphology & Morphophonology (Rom Lings 831)

From Latin to Portuguese (P730)

Portuguese Phonology and Morphology (P730)

English Linguistics: 

History of the English Language (E570)

 

Professional Affiliations

Linguistic Society of America

American Philological Association

Archaeological Institute of America
American Numismatic Society

OSU Center for Epigraphical and Paeleological Studies

 

Administrative Experience

Asst Dean, OSU College of Humanities

Director, PhD program in Romance Linguistics

Member/Chair all major departmental committees
Director, University Center for International Studies

Director of Computing, College of Humanities

Sub Committee Chair:  Computing & the Future of Computing

Chair, OSU Computing Oversight Committee

 

Honors

President, Ω Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa, 2 terms

Distinguished Faculty Member, Mortar Board Honorary

Semifinalist, University Distinguished Teaching Award

Visiting Scientist, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT

Faculty Member, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Linguistic Society of America

 

Other Interests

Family:  Wife & two sons

Church:  First Community Church Choir, FCC Chamber Singers

Choral:  Caecilian Singers, Bel Canto, Cols Symphony Orchestra Chorus

     ΦΜΑ Sinfonia music honorary; Baroque music

Digital Photography:  Nikonian

Golf:  Low faculty member 2000 club championship OSU Scarlet;

2002 - played Muirfield completing the tour of all of the
Scottish courses on the British Open rotation.