Linguistics

Former students

CHL/RSPAS Students

Donald C. Laycock

The Ndu language family. 1962. (Published as Pacific Linguistics C-1.

Alan Healey

The Ok language family of New Guinea. 1964.

Phyllis M. Healey

Levels, constituent strings and agreement in Telefol syntax. 1966. (Published as Levels and chaining in Telefol syntax, Pacific Linguistics B-5.)

Nguyen Dang Liem

A contrastive phonological and grammatical study of English and Vietnamese. 1966.

Darrell Tryon

The languages of the Loyalty Islands. 1968. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-6, B-7 and B-8.)

David W. Dellinger

Akha: a transformational description. 1969.

T.E.Dutton

The Koiarian languages of Central Papua: an historical and descriptive linguistic study. 1969.

Karl J. Franklin

A grammar and dialect study of Kewa, P.N.G. 1969. (Published as A grammar of Kewa, New Guinea, Pacific Linguistics C-16, 1971.)

Jack Prentice

Murut languages of Sabah. 1969. (Published as Pacific Linguistics C-18, 1971.)

A. Tran Huong Mai

Stress, tone and intonation in south Vietnamese. 1969.

John Z'graggen

Classificatory studies in languages of the Western Madang District, P.N.G. 1969. (Published as Pacific Linguistics C-19, 1971.)

Joy Kinslow-Harris

Descriptive and comparative study of the Gunwingguan languages, Northern Territory. 1969.

Kenneth McElhanon

The Selepet language within the Finisterre-Huon Phylum (P.N.G.) 1970.

Andrew J. Taylor

Syntax and phonology of Motu (Papua): a transformational approach. 1970.

Adrianne C. Lang

Nouns and classificatory verbs in Enga (P.N.G.): a semantic study. 1971.(Published as The semantics of classificatory verbs in Enga, Pacific Linguistics B-39, 1975.)

Ranier Lang

Enga questions: structural and semantic studies. 1971.

Edward R. Hope

The Deep syntax of Lisu sentences: a transformational case grammar. 1972. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-34, 1974.)

Christopher D. (alias Toby) Metcalfe

Bardi verb morphology; a transformational analysis. 1972. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-30, 1975.)

Jacques Guy

A grammar of the northern dialect of Sakao, a Melanesian language of Espiritu Santo (New Hebrides). 1973. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-33, 1974.)

Warren W. Glover

Sememic and grammatical structures in Gurung (Nepal). 1974.

Christine A. Kilham

Thematic organisation of Wik-Munkan discourse. 1974. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-52, 1977.)

D.W. Birk

The Malak Malak language, Daly River (Western Arnhem Land). 1974. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-45, 1976.)

Clive H. Beaumont

The Tigak language of New Ireland. 1974. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-58, 1979.)

Peter Mühlhäusler

Growth and structure of the lexicon of New Guinea Pidgin. 1977. (Published as Pacific Linguistics C-52, 1979.)

Raymond Johnston

Nakanai syntax. 1978. (Published as Nakanai of New Britain, Pacific Linguistics B-70, 1980.)

Graham K. Scott

The Fore language of Papua New Guinea. 1978. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-47, 1978.)

Leslie P. Bruce

A grammar of Alamblak (P.N.G.). 1980. (Published as Pacific Linguistics C-81, 1984.)

Ross C. Caughley

Verbal syntax and morphology of the Chepang Language of Nepal. 1981.

A.T. Walker

The Sawu language of eastern Indonesia. 1981. (Published as A grammar of Sawu, NUSA 13, 1982.)

Peter J. Silzer

Ambai: an Austronesian language of Irian Jaya, Indonesia 1983.

Walter M. Seiler

The Imonda language, West Sepik Province, P.N.G. 1985. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-93, 1985.)

Jeff Siegel

Plantation languages in Fiji. 1985. (Published as Language contact in a plantation environment: a sociolinguistic history of Fiji. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.)

Alan N. Baxter

Kristang (Malacca Creole Portuguese) 1986. (Published as Pacific Linguistics B-95, 1988.)

Otto M. Nekitel

Sociolinguistic aspects of Abu, a Papuan language of the Sepik area, P.N.G. 1986.

Malcolm Ross

Proto-Oceanic and the Austronesian languages of western Melanesia. 1987. (Published as Pacific Linguistics C-98, 1988.)

Susanne Holzknecht

The Markham languages of P.N.G. 1988. (Published as Pacific Linguistics C-115, 1989.)

Handiyo Kartawinata

Language choice in a Peranakan Chinese community: a sociolinguistic study 1990.

Robert Bugenhagen

A functional grammar of Mangap-Mbula. 1991. (Published as A grammar of Mangap-Mbula, an Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea,Pacific Linguistics C-101, 1995.)

Charles E. Grimes

The Buru language of eastern Indonesia 1992.(Forthcoming in Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications.)

Komei Hosokawa

The Yawuru language of West Kimberley: a meaning-based description. 1992. (Forthcoming in Pacific Linguistics.)

Alan Jones

Towards a lexico-grammar of Mekeo, P.N.G. 1994. Published as Towards a lexico-grammar of Mekeo (An Austronesian Language of Western Central Papua) Pacific Linguistics C-138

Jakelin Troy

Melaleuka: a history and description of New South Wales pidgin. 1995.

Robert Early

A grammar of Lewo, Vanuatu 1996.

Cynthia J. Farr

The interface between syntax and discourse in Korafe, a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. 1996. Published as The interface between syntax and discourse in Korafe: A Papuan language of Papua New Guinea Pacific Linguistics C-148

Adrian Clynes

Topics in Balinese grammar 1997.

Catharina van Klinken

A grammar of the Fehan Dialect of Tetun, an Austronesian Language of West Timor 1997. Published as Grammar of the Fehan Dialect of Tetun, an Austronesian Language of West TimorPacific Linguistics C-155.

Jeff Marck

Polynesian language and culture history

Catriona Hyslop

A grammar of the Northeast Ambae language of Vanuatu

Angela Terrill

A grammar of the Lavukaleve language of Russell Is., Solomons Is.

Beth Evans

A study of valency-changing devices in Proto Oceanic

Louise Baird

A grammar of Ke'o: an Austronesian language of East Nusantara

Roberta Ruffolo

A Grammar of Ibaloy, a Philippines Language, 2005.

Apoi Yarapea

Aspects of Kewapi discourse, Papua New Guinea, 2006.

Anna Chang

A grammar of the Paiwan language, Taiwan, 2006.

Susan Love

Tahitian French: the vernacular French of the Society Islands, French Polynesia: a study in language contact and variation, 2006.

Handoko, Francisca

Language change across generations: The interactions of Indonesian Chinese speakers in Surabaya, 2007.

Teng, Ms

A reference grammar of Puyuma, Taiwan, 2007.

San Roque, Ms Lila

An introduction to Duna grammar, 2008

Shimoji, Mr Michinori

A Grammar of Irabu, a Southern Ryukyuan Language, 2009.

Marmion, Mr Douglas

Topics in the Grammar of Wutung, a language of Papua New Guinea, 2010

Priestley, Ms Carol

Topics in the grammar and semantics of Koromu, PNG, 2010

Schapper, Ms Antoinette

A grammar of Bunak A Grammar's Anatomy, 2010

Enrolled in other Departments

The theses listed below were written under the supervision of (among others) members of Linguistics RSPAS. Their authors were formally affiliated with other departments at the ANU.

Bryan Ezard

Tawala grammar: a descriptive-functional approach 1990 (Published as A grammar of Tawala, an Austronesian language of the Milne Bay area, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Linguistics C-137, 1997.)(Linguistics, Faculty of Arts)

Deborah Hill

Longgu grammar 1992. (Linguistics, Faculty of Arts)

Mark Donohue

The Tukang Besi language of southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia 1996. (Linguistics, Faculty of Arts) (Published with Mouton de Gruyter.)

Dorothy Jauncey

A grammar of Tamambo, the language of western Malo, Vanuatu 1992. (Linguistics, Faculty of Arts)

Kazuko Obata

The Bilua language of Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 2001 (Linguistics, Faculty of Arts). Published as A grammar of Bilua: A Papuan language of the Solomon Islands, Pacific Linguistics 540