29.4257, Support: General Linguistics; Language Documentation; Language Description: PhD, The Australian National University

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Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:01:32
From: Bethwyn Evans [bethwyn.evans at anu.edu.au]
Subject: General Linguistics; Language Documentation; Language Description: PhD, The Australian National University, Australia

 Institution/Organization: The Australian National University 
Department: Linguistics, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 
Web Address: http://chl.anu.edu.au/disciplines/linguistics 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Language Documentation 
Language Description 

Description:

A PhD Scholarship is offered by the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, which
is to conduct research on the Austronesian language Kara, spoken in New
Ireland, Papua New Guinea. The position is affiliated to the project: Where
does grammar come from? The cognitive basis of transitivity and grammatical
relations, funded by the Norwegian Research Council (see project web page
here:
http://www.hf.uio.no/iln/english/research/projects/Where%20does%20grammar%20co
me%20from/index.html). 

The successful applicant will produce a fieldwork-based grammatical
description of the Kara language, from a usage-based and discourse-oriented
perspective. The PhD project will be part of a research group consisting of a
researcher at ANU, as well as the project leader, a postdoc and a PhD
candidate at the University of Oslo (UiO) in Norway. There will be
opportunities for a research visit to UiO, as well as participation in other
project activities such as workshops and project team meetings on specific
themes relevant to the overall project goals. The project funding includes
funds for fieldwork as well as other relevant travel.

For further details on the nature and scope of the project and to apply please
contact Bethwyn Evans, at the contact information below, who is the ANU
researcher on the Where does grammar come from? Project.
 

Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2018 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Dr Bethwyn Evans 
	Linguistics, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific 
	The Australian National University 
	Canberra ACT 2601 
	Australia 
	
Contact Information: 
	Dr Bethwyn Evans 
	bethwyn.evans at anu.edu.au  


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