Biography
I received my bachelor’s degree in Fundamental and Computational Linguistics from HSE University in 2023 (diploma with distinction) and my MPhil in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics by thesis at the University of Cambridge in 2024.
Research
My research interests focus on the phonetics/phonology interface and laryngeal phenomena in the world’s languages, particularly how phonological features are realised at the surface level. Recently, I have been researching acoustic cues for voicing. I also develop digital language resources such as online dictionaries. My current projects include a website about Pamir languages, various online dictionaries (Persian, Ossetic, Serbian, Russian among others), and an online database of verbal colexification.
Publications
– Y. Makarov. Aspiration length and intensity as potential acoustic cues to [voice] in final position: evidence from Shughni. In Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. Prague: Guarant International, 2023.
– Y. Y. Makarov & V. A. Plungian. Towards the Description of Shughni Morphophonology [In Russian: К описанию шугнанской морфонологии: предварительные замечания]. In Essays in honour of O. F. Krivnova. Moscow: Buki Vedi, 2023.
– Y. Makarov, M. Melenchenko & D. Novokshanov. Digital Resources for the Shughni Language. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Resources and Technologies for Indigenous, Endangered and Lesser-resourced Languages in Eurasia within the 13th Language Resources and Evaluation Conference. Marseille: European Language Resources Association, 2022.
Publications (from Symplectic)
2024 (Published online)
Doi: http://doi.org/10.21437/issp.2024-33
2024
2024
Doi: http://doi.org/10.55959/msu0130-0075-9-2024-47-02-4
2023
Doi: http://doi.org/10.31857/S160578800027396-1
Doi: http://doi.org/10.31857/0373-658x.2023.6.165-180
2022
Doi: http://doi.org/10.31857/0373-658x.2022.2.157-162
Teaching and Supervisions
2024–2025: teaching supervisions for LI7 (Phonology and Morphology)
Other Professional Activities
Since 2024: member of the editorial board of the journal "Indo-Iranian Languages"
2025–2026: main organiser of the Old-World Conference in Phonology (OCP23) held in Cambridge
2024–2025: PhD representative at the Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC), Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics
