29.3763, Support: Language Acquisition; Australian Languages: PhD, ANU

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Subject: 29.3763, Support: Language Acquisition; Australian Languages: PhD, ANU

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Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:30:09
From: Carmel O'Shannessy [Carmel.OShannessy at anu.edu.au]
Subject: Language Acquisition; Australian Languages: PhD, ANU, Australia

 Institution/Organization: ANU 
Department: Linguistics 
Web Address: http://linguistics.anu.edu.au/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 
Australian Languages 

Description:

Seeking PhD students to work on children’s acquisition of Australian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages

Project: Language Contact and Acquisition
How young children acquire languages is at the core of understandings of human
language and cognition, yet relatively little is known about how young
children learn Australian languages with their accompanying gesture and sign
systems, and the role of young children in language contact and change. The
research project ‘Language Contact and Acquisition’ is funded by the
Australian National University Futures Scheme. Acquisition studies of
traditional Australian languages and newer, contact languages are part of this
project. 

We are seeking two students to undertake PhDs funded by the project, based at
the Australian National University under the primary supervision of Dr. Carmel
O’Shannessy. 

The students would undertake empirical study on child language acquisition in
a chosen context. As part of the PhD dissertation, the students would build an
audio and video corpus of child, peer and family interactions and address
relevant theoretical questions. The specific topics of the dissertations would
be negotiated but would align with one of the themes of the broader project. 

The Australian National University offers generous fieldwork support and it is
envisaged that the students’ data collection would be funded under the Futures
Scheme. The students would be part of the vibrant postgraduate student cohort
in Linguistics at the School of Literature, Languages & Linguistics at the
Australian National University, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the
Dynamics of Language. 

Prospective students should be eligible to apply for a PhD in the Research
School of Humanities and the Arts, supervised in the School of Literature,
Languages and Linguistics, ANU either as a domestic or an international
applicant (for more information see the application link provided below).
Domestic applicants are asked to apply in the domestic scholarship round at
ANU (due: Oct 26, 2018) as well as for this specific scholarship (due Nov 9,
2018). 

Demonstration of the potential to work closely in a collaborative and
culturally sensitive manner with families in remote Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander communities is essential. Students with a background in
language acquisition, Australian languages, morphosyntax or gesture and sign
would be especially suitable for this position, but anyone with an interest in
this PhD is welcome to contact us for more information. 

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact me to discuss the project
before applying. 
 

Application Deadline: 09-Nov-2018 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Dr Carmel OShannessy 
	110 Ellery Crescent 
	ANU 
	Australian National University ACT 2601 
	Australia 
	
Web Address for Applications: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/scholarships-fees/scholarships/anu-language-acquisition-phd-scholarship 

Contact Information: 
	Dr Carmel O'Shannessy 
	Carmel.OShannessy at anu.edu.au 
	Phone:261254886  


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