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Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at the Australian National University, in the School of Literature, Languages and Cultures and the School of Culture, History and Language. CRICOS Provider number #00120C
Our newest title is a grammatical description of the Warlmanpa language, a Pama-Nyungan language of Australia presently spoken in Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory and surrounding country Purchase a copy or download for free doi.org/10.22459/GW.2024 #morphology
SELLING FAST: Registrations are selling fast for the #ALTA2024 conference affiliated with the @aclmeeting.bsky.social 🎉 📆 Monday 2nd Dec - Wed 4th Dec 2024 📍 Birch Building Innovation Space, 35 Science Road, #ANU #Online and in-person options available. events.humanitix.com/alta-2024?hx...
ALTA 2024
The 22nd Annual Workshop of the Australasian Language Technology Association (ALTA2024) Canberra 2 - 4 December, 2024
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FTA: @ivacheung.com's series on unparliamentary language. First up: Australia, of course! stronglang.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/u...
Unparliamentary language: Australian edition
Legislators in governments based on the Westminster system enjoy parliamentary privilege, which means that, while in the House, they can speak their minds without the fear of being sued for slander…
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The ALS 2024 Conference is happening next week (26-29 November) at ANU, Canberra! We look forward to seeing you there! Details and programme: als.asn.au/Conference/2... #ALS2024
Our Word of the Year for 2024 is 'Colesworth': used in reference to the perceived duopoly of Australia's largest supermarket retailers, Coles and Woolworths. For more about our choice, and shortlist: tinyurl.com/yeyn5tkp
Next week – Voices of Regional Australia Seminar Series (mornings of Nov 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd). Seminars are in-person apart from Tues 19th (hybrid). Details and registration:
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Missed early-bird registration for #ALS2024? You can still register for the conference - tomorrow is the last day!
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📢 Reminder – abstract submission for the 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics closes Oct 30! #COOL13 will be June 23-27 2025, at ANU in Canberra
COOL 13
13ème Colloque de Linguistique Océanienne 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics
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Check out the full program for #ALS2024 here: https://als.asn.au/Conference/2024/Program2024 (Canberra, Nov 26th to 29th) Remember to register by October 31st!
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A thread on Australian languages from the Society for the Neurology of Language 2024 conference in Brisbane.
Jonathan Peelle@jpeelle.bsky.social · 2y agoAcross Australia, >330 distinct languages, more than 800 named language varieties (since naming also reflects culture and geography). Currently 12-15 acquired by children as their first language; around 80 still spoken by elderly speakers.
Considering a Master of General and Applied Linguistics at ANU? Drop by the online info session on Nov 6th, 4pm AEDT. Register here: https://cass.anu.edu.au/events/postgraduate-study-options-general-and-applied-linguistics-webinar #linguistics
Postgraduate Study Options: General and Applied Linguistics Webinar | ANU College of ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
The field of linguistics encompasses the nature of different languages and the nature of language as a cognitive and social phenomenon.In the Master of General and Applied Linguistics, you will…
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The Australian Linguistic Society annual conference will be held in the Sir Roland Wilson building, at the south end of the ANU campus https://maps.app.goo.gl/3eDmJPgNJgR3n6Pz9 See here for some accommodation suggestions: https://als.asn.au/Conference/2024/Accommodation #ALS2024
Sir Roland Wilson Building · 120 McCoy Cct, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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📢 Reminder – abstract submission for the 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics closes Oct 30! #COOL13 will be June 23-27 2025, at ANU in Canberra
COOL 13
13ème Colloque de Linguistique Océanienne 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics
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Check out the full program for #ALS2024 here: https://als.asn.au/Conference/2024/Program2024 (Canberra, Nov 26th to 29th) Remember to register by October 31st!
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Still buzzing with excitement for PARADISEC who won the highly competitive award for research and innovation, presented in Ghent, Brussels, 16 September 2024. Thank you Digital Repository of Ireland! Read about PARADISEC's submission for this award: https://t.co/QUXvpYdxnU
Congratulations to @drmarydahm.bsky.social, one of four recipients of the 2024 ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, recognising significant contributions to science and community engagement and outreach 🎉
Tall poppies will continue to grow: scientific achievers recognised | ANU College of ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Early-career researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have been acknowledged with ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for research ranging from the exploration of more sustainable…
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Videos from the ELAR/PARADISEC Conference on Language Documentation & Archiving (4-6 September 2024 in Berlin and online) can be viewed via the LD&A YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@langdoc/playlists. Videos include in-person and online talks as well as online poster sessions. Enjoy!
The Australian Linguistic Society is calling for applications from any member of the Society for a grant of up to $2,500 to support publication costs (e.g. open access fees and other publishing costs). Apply online before 30 October 2024. Details: als.asn.au/alsgrant/det...
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Linguistics ANU@linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 2y agoAnd applications for the Indigenous Conference Attendance Support Grant and the Student Conference Attendance Support Grant close by Oct 18th! @auslingsoc.bsky.social offers one of each (up to $800) https://als.asn.au/Pages/ALS/Grants/GrantList.aspx #ALS2024
Registration is now open for the Australian Linguistic Society annual conference, Nov 26-29 at ANU in Canberra. Early-bird rego closes Oct 31st! (5pm AEDT) https://als.asn.au/Conference/2024/Registration2024 #ALS2024
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First Nations language professionals from across Australia visited ANU last week to work on an ARC project about language ecologies. Policy attending to which languages are spoken and how in specific places can transform lives. The team gave the Paul Bourke Award public lecture, led by Denise Angelo
Linguistics ANU@linguisticsanu.bsky.social · 2y ago'Indigenous language landscapes: Why a fuller understanding of Indigenous peoples’ language contexts is important'. Public lecture Oct 1st 6:30 ANU (in person) by Denise Angelo, Carmel Ryan, Bernadine Yeatmen, Marmingee Hand, Tara Bonney, Jasmine Seymour, Corina Norman. Rego: https://buff.ly/4eofIi3
Out now: Special issue in the Australian Journal of #Linguistics on 'Language Corpora in Australia', with papers in the new Data Article format. Papers include Travis & Nguyen (2024) 'Introduction: Language corpora in Australia' https://doi.org/10.1080/07268602.2024.2389151 👇🧵
'Drongos, Drop bears & Dictionaries' – Join Amanda Laugesen (director, Australian National Dictionary Centre) and Pip Williams (author, The Dictionary of Lost Words) on Oct 27 at the #Canberra Writers Festival
Drongos, Drop bears and Dictionaries
Grab your budgie smugglers and hop aboard the mateship, it is time to talk Aussie argot. Words underpin the myths and stereotypes of our national identity; they have also obscured harsh realities…
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'The language universe is shrinking – can we stop it?' Interview with Evan Kidd on the importance of initiatives that document and help strengthen Australia’s first languages, and foster a multilingual future
The language universe is shrinking - can we stop it?
Languages across the planet are disappearing at an alarming rate. Are multilingual societies key to reversing this trend?
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The 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics will take place from June 23-27 2025 at ANU in Canberra. Abstracts due by Oct 30! We welcome submissions on a broad range of themes relating to Oceanic, Papuan and regional creole languages buff.ly/4gDFp09 #COOL13 #linguistics
COOL 13
13ème Colloque de Linguistique Océanienne 13th Conference on Oceanic Linguistics
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Submissions for the 22nd Annual Workshop of the Australasian Language Technology Association closing 27 Sep! (23:59 Anywhere On Earth UTC-12) Conference will take place Dec 3rd-4th at ANU, Canberra (hybrid format) https://buff.ly/3XWHKf4 #ALTA2024
The 22nd Annual Workshop of the Australasian Language Technology Association
CanberraDecember 2 - 4, 2024
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'Indigenous language landscapes: Why a fuller understanding of Indigenous peoples’ language contexts is important'. Public lecture Oct 1st 6:30 ANU (in person) by Denise Angelo, Carmel Ryan, Bernadine Yeatmen, Marmingee Hand, Tara Bonney, Jasmine Seymour, Corina Norman. Rego: https://buff.ly/4eofIi3
The ALJ has published a Special Issue featuring a curated collection of papers on language corpora in Australia. Catherine Travis and Li Nguyen first introduce the scope of the selected articles in this issue here: tinyurl.com/ms5yd7xj Stay tuned for highlights!
