Paul Sidwell

Paul Sidwell
Born
Paul James Sidwell
NationalityAustralian
Other namesPaul J. Sidwell
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne (Ph.D.)
Known forProto-Austroasiatic reconstruction
Scientific career
FieldsHistorical linguistics, Austroasiatic languages
InstitutionsAustralian National University
Thesis A reconstruction of Proto-Bahnaric  (1998)
WebsiteOfficial website

Paul James Sidwell is an Australian linguist based in Canberra, Australia who has held research and lecturing positions at the Australian National University. Sidwell, who is also an expert and consultant in forensic linguistics, is most notable for his work on the historical linguistics of the Austroasiatic language family, and has published reconstructions of the Austroasiatic, Bahnaric, Katuic, Palaungic, Khasic, and Nicobaric proto-languages.[1] Sidwell is currently the President of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS) and also regularly organises the International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL).

  1. ^ "Dr Paul Sidwell". 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018.