presentations

2026
Spatiophylogenetic modeling provides new insights into feature economy
with David Goldstein. qc-leste: Quantitative Cross-Linguistic Explorations of Space, Time, and Evolution, Jun. 10
@misc{ spatiophylogenetic-modeling-provides-new-insights-into-feature-economy2026,

title = { Spatiophylogenetic modeling provides new insights into feature economy },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { with David Goldstein. qc-leste: Quantitative Cross-Linguistic Explorations of Space, Time, and Evolution, Jun. 10 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2026 }
}
2026
Point processes and spatiotemporal modeling of alphabet spread in ancient Italy
with Tom Francis. DataX, UCLA, May 19
@misc{ point-processes-and-spatiotemporal-modeling-of-alphabet-spread-in-ancient-italy2026,

title = { Point processes and spatiotemporal modeling of alphabet spread in ancient Italy },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { with Tom Francis. DataX, UCLA, May 19 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2026 }
}
2026
Why do languages have the sounds they do? Insights from infant experiments and phylogenetic modeling
DataX, UCLA, Apr. 20
@misc{ why-do-languages-have-the-sounds-they-do-insights-from-infant-experiments-and-phylogenetic-modeling2026,

title = { Why do languages have the sounds they do? Insights from infant experiments and phylogenetic modeling },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { DataX, UCLA, Apr. 20 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2026 }
}
2026
Discerning segmental stability using phylogenetic models.
@misc{ discerning-segmental-stability-using-phylogenetic-models2026,

title = { Discerning segmental stability using phylogenetic models. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { Presentation },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2026 }
}
2026
The phonetic value of Avestan <ȧ>.
American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, Apr. 27
@misc{ the-phonetic-value-of-avestan-ȧ2026,

title = { The phonetic value of Avestan <ȧ>. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting, Apr. 27 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2026 }
}
2026
From points to polygons: Modeling spatial autocorrelation
with David Goldstein. Special workshop on "The geography of linguistic evolution", EVOLANG XVI, Apr. 7
@misc{ from-points-to-polygons-modeling-spatial-autocorrelation2026,

title = { From points to polygons: Modeling spatial autocorrelation },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { with David Goldstein. Special workshop on "The geography of linguistic evolution", EVOLANG XVI, Apr. 7 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2026 }
}
2026
Lexical stress and syllable weight in Hindi-Urdu pop text-setting.
with Jahnavi Narkar and Dhanya Charan. Linguistics Society of America Annual Meeting 2026, Jan. 9
@misc{ lexical-stress-and-syllable-weight-in-hindi-urdu-pop-text-setting2026,

title = { Lexical stress and syllable weight in Hindi-Urdu pop text-setting. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { with Jahnavi Narkar and Dhanya Charan. Linguistics Society of America Annual Meeting 2026, Jan. 9 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2026 }
}
2025
Investigating lexical stress in Hindi-Urdu pop music.
with Jahnavi Narkar and Dhanya Charan. Sixth Joint Meeting of Acoustical Society of America and Acoustical Society of Japan, Dec. 5
@misc{ investigating-lexical-stress-in-hindi-urdu-pop-music2025,

title = { Investigating lexical stress in Hindi-Urdu pop music. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { with Jahnavi Narkar and Dhanya Charan. Sixth Joint Meeting of Acoustical Society of America and Acoustical Society of Japan, Dec. 5 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2025 }
}
2025
The development of word-final stops in Hittite.
AnatoLinks, University of Oxford, Dec. 4
@misc{ the-development-of-word-final-stops-in-hittite2025,

title = { The development of word-final stops in Hittite. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { AnatoLinks, University of Oxford, Dec. 4 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2025 }
}
2025
Synchronic phonetic variation drives diachronic sound change: Further evidence from pre-nasal raising in Young Avestan.
7th Edinburgh Symposium on Historical Phonology, Dec. 2
@misc{ synchronic-phonetic-variation-drives-diachronic-sound-change-further-evidence-from-pre-nasal-raising-in-young-avestan2025,

title = { Synchronic phonetic variation drives diachronic sound change: Further evidence from pre-nasal raising in Young Avestan. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { 7th Edinburgh Symposium on Historical Phonology, Dec. 2 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2025 }
}
2025
Converging computational evidence against an East-Germanic clade.
with Sean Liu and Marc Canby. WeCIEC 36, Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference, Oct. 28
@misc{ converging-computational-evidence-against-an-east-germanic-clade2025,

title = { Converging computational evidence against an East-Germanic clade. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { with Sean Liu and Marc Canby. WeCIEC 36, Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference, Oct. 28 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2025 }
}
2025
Issues of lexical cognacy encoding in IE-CoR.
with Tom Francis, Klaus Kim, and Laura McLean. 27th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Aug. 18
@misc{ issues-of-lexical-cognacy-encoding-in-ie-cor2025,

title = { Issues of lexical cognacy encoding in IE-CoR. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { with Tom Francis, Klaus Kim, and Laura McLean. 27th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Aug. 18 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2025 }
}
2025
Population size has a weak effect on phoneme inventory size.
Poster presented at the Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute, University of Oregon, Jul. 10
@misc{ population-size-has-a-weak-effect-on-phoneme-inventory-size2025,

title = { Population size has a weak effect on phoneme inventory size. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { Poster presented at the Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute, University of Oregon, Jul. 10 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2025 }
}
2025
Re-evaluating the word-medial operation of the Saussure-Hirt effect in Greek.
11th International Colloquium on Ancient Greek Linguistics, Jun. 26
@misc{ re-evaluating-the-word-medial-operation-of-the-saussure-hirt-effect-in-greek2025,

title = { Re-evaluating the word-medial operation of the Saussure-Hirt effect in Greek. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { 11th International Colloquium on Ancient Greek Linguistics, Jun. 26 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2025 }
}
2025
Word-final voicing in Hittite?
Southern California Annual Meeting on Phonology 2025, Apr. 12
@misc{ word-final-voicing-in-hittite2025,

title = { Word-final voicing in Hittite? },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { Southern California Annual Meeting on Phonology 2025, Apr. 12 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2025 }
}
2024
Re-mixing a piss-poor etymology: On Gk. μοιχός and OE (ge)māh.
WeCIEC 35, Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference, Oct. 25
@misc{ re-mixing-a-piss-poor-etymology-on-gk-μοιχός-and-oe-ge-māh2024,

title = { Re-mixing a piss-poor etymology: On Gk. μοιχός and OE (ge)māh. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { WeCIEC 35, Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference, Oct. 25 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2024 }
}
2024
Towards an integrative approach to the investigation of linguistic phylogenies.
5th Munich-UCLA Historical Linguistics Colloquium, Jun. 28
@misc{ towards-an-integrative-approach-to-the-investigation-of-linguistic-phylogenies2024,

title = { Towards an integrative approach to the investigation of linguistic phylogenies. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { 5th Munich-UCLA Historical Linguistics Colloquium, Jun. 28 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2024 }
}
2024
FSAs, FSTs and sequence alignment in phylogenetic studies: The case of Tocharian B.
UCLA Program in Indo-European Studies Graduate Seminar, May 29
@misc{ fsas-fsts-and-sequence-alignment-in-phylogenetic-studies-the-case-of-tocharian-b2024,

title = { FSAs, FSTs and sequence alignment in phylogenetic studies: The case of Tocharian B. },
author = { Muhammad Rehan },
howpublished = { UCLA Program in Indo-European Studies Graduate Seminar, May 29 },
note = { Presentation },
year = { 2024 }
}