Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Previous positions
I was a lecturer in Linguistics at UWA until 2017. Before my PhD, Iworked as a linguist at the Institute for Aboriginal Development (an Aboriginal community organisation) in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory from 1984-1993.
Current projects
Continuing research on the lexicon and grammar of Eastern and Central Arrernte, including
- revised edition of the Eastern/Central Arrernte to English Dictionary
- Number-marking in Arandic languages
- Structures in Arandic Song
- Variation and Change in Arandic
The roles of Linguists, Linguistics and Language Communities in Language Description and Documentation
Industrial relevance
I work with various Indigenous communities and organisations in relation to language continuation, description and documentation. I also undertake research and professional consultancies in the area of Native Title.
Research
• Grammatical description, typological comparison and historical reconstruction of Australian Aboriginal languages, especially those of central Australia and Western Australia.
• Phonetics and Phonology
• Morphology
• Lexicography
• Language Documentation especially in digital form.
• The roles of Linguists, Linguistics and Language Communities in the continuation of endangered languages and in language description and documentation.
• Phonetics and Phonology
• Morphology
• Lexicography
• Language Documentation especially in digital form.
• The roles of Linguists, Linguistics and Language Communities in the continuation of endangered languages and in language description and documentation.
Research expertise keywords
- Australian Aboriginal languages
- Australian English
- Dialectology
- Grammatical description
- Lexicography
- Phonetics and phonology
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Research output
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Eastern and Central Arrernte to English Dictionary: Revised Edition
Henderson, J. & Dobson, V., 2020, Alice Springs: IAD Press. 782 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Eastern & Central Arrernte Learners' List
Henderson, J. & Dobson, V., 2019Research output: Non-traditional research output › Web publication/site
Open Access -
Assessing Carl Strehlow’s dictionary as linguistic description: Present value and future potential
Henderson, J., Aug 2018, Carl Strehlow’s 1909 Comparative Heritage Dictionary: An Aranda, German, Loritja and Dieri to English Dictionary with Introductory Essays. Kenny, A. (ed.). Canberra: ANU E Press, p. 63-100Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Open Access -
Australia Loves Language Puzzles: The Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad (OzCLO)
Estival, D., Bow, C. P., Henderson, J., Kelly, B. F., Laughren, M., Mayer, E., Mollá, D., Mrowa-Hopkins, C., Nordlinger, R., Rieschild, V., Schalley, A. C., Stanley, A. W. & Vaughan, J., 2014, In: Linguistics and Language Compass. 8, 12, p. 659-670Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
The Role of Linguists in Indigenous Community Language Programs in Australia.
Henderson, J. (ed.), 2014, Hawaii: Language Documentation and Conservation.Research output: Book/Report › Edited book/Anthology › peer-review
Projects
- 6 Finished
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Rescuing Carl Strehlows Indigenous Cultural Heritage Legacy - The Neglected German Tradition of Arandic Ethnography
Henderson, J. & Peterson, N.
1/01/12 → 31/12/12
Project: Research
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Using Laves' Noongar field notes
Henderson, J., Scott, K., McGlade, H. & Smith-Ali, D.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
1/01/04 → 31/12/04
Project: Research
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Laves Documents Consultancy
Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
1/01/03 → 31/12/04
Project: Research
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Language diversity in the Western Desert
Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
1/01/02 → 31/12/02
Project: Research