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Morphology, historical linguistics, Russian and North Asian peoples and languages, in particular the Yeniseian family of Central Siberia. in Slavic Linguistics, University of Washington Research and teaching interests Olscamp Distinguished Research Award in 2011. Research and teaching interests: morphology, historical linguistics, Russian and North Asian peoples and languages, in particular the Yeniseian family of Central Siberia. He received his university's Excellence of Teaching Award in 1992 and Paul J. His research focuses on Ket, a language spoken by fewer than 50 people in the remote areas near the Yenisei river in Siberia. Linguistics 201: Introduction to linguistic scienceĮdward Vajda is a professor at Western Washington University, where he teaches courses on morphological theory, historical linguistics, Russian language, culture and folklore, and Inner Eurasia's nomadic peoples.
