We are pleased to welcome Dr. Nathan Badenoch to the Living Tongues team as a Regional Coordinator for Southeast Asia. Welcome, Nathan!
Dr. Nathan Badenoch is a linguist who has been working in the field in mainland Southeast since 1999, researching languages, cultures and ecosystems of upland people. He is interested in the diversity of languages spoken in the region and the networks of language use that connect people. His previous work in local environmental governance facilitated his exposure to how language is used and changes within specific socio-ecological settings.
His recent geographic focus has been northern Laos, where he is currently engaged in ethnolinguistic research on Austroasiatic (Bit, Ksingmul, Phong) and Tibeto-Burman languages (Pana, Paza, Sida). He also works on Mundari, spoken in eastern India, particularly with regards to expressives in oral performance. In terms of cross-cutting themes, Nathan is interested in the aesthetics of language use, ecological knowledge and narratives of human-nature spirit interactions.
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