About me

My research examines the origins and evolution of human semiotic systems, particularly language. Up to now, my focus has been on signed languages, which provide the opportunity to investigate language emergence and to compare their evolution with that of spoken languages. Currently, I’m working on my dissertation and contributing to three other research projects: studying the early dispersal of European sign languages; applying traditional historical comparative methods to sign languages; and exploring language contact amongst sign languages in the former Soviet Union.