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Biography
I completed a BA/Honours in Linguistics at the University of Western Australia in 2016. I was a Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language PhD student at the University of Queensland, graduating in 2021, before taking up my Associate Lecturer position here at UWA in 2022.
My research focuses on the documentation and description of traditional Australian languages in collaboration with speakers and community members.
Current projects
The building blocks of language: Words in Central Australian languages (2023-2026).
The building blocks of language: Words in Central Australian languages. This project seeks to model the structure of words and phrases in three indigenous languages of of central Australia: Anmatyerr, Kaytetye, and Warumungu. The project will advance our understanding of the different ways that words and phrases function as the building blocks of language: how words vary in complexity, and the different ways that they combine to generate higher levels of linguistic structure. The project will preserve Indigenous language heritage and contribute to Indigenous cultural maintenance, a significant factor in advancing Indigenous well-being. The project will generate new insights into language structure that will advance linguistic theory, and inform language teaching and speech processing technologies.
A Grammatical Description of Warlmanpa (2017-2022).
Warlmanpa is a highly endangered language spoken in the Northern Territory of Australia. In collaboration with speakers of the language, this project will provide long-lasting documentation of the language which can serve as the basis for revitalisation.
Funding overview
Publication Subsidy Scheme, Australian Academy of the Humanities. $2,500.
Fieldwork Funding, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. $11,159.
Conference Funding, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. $5,706.
Candidate Development Award, University of Queensland (UQ) Graduate School. $5,000
RHD International Conference Funding, UQ School of Languages and Cultures. $1,500.
HDR Research Support Funding, UQ School of Languages and Cultures. $2,452.
Research Training Program Scholarship, UQ Graduate School. $98,331.
Post-Submission Scholarship, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. $6,460.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Linguistics, PhD, A Grammatical Description of Warlmanpa, a Ngumpin-Yapa Language Spoken around Tennant Creek (Northern Territory), University of Queensland
Award Date: 21 May 2021
External positions
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Macquarie University
1 Feb 2023 → 31 Jan 2026
Research expertise keywords
- Linguistics
- Morphology
- Phonology
- Syntax
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges
- Semantics
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Cross-referencing of non-subject arguments in Pama-Nyungan languages
Ennever, T. & Browne, M., 2023, In: Australian Journal of Linguistics. 43, 1, p. 1-32 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ngumpin-Yapa Languages
Meakins, F., Ennever, T., Osgarby, D., Browne, M. & Hamilton-Hollaway, A., 2023, Oxford Guide to Australian Languages. Bowern, C. (ed.). Oxford University Press, p. 918-932Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
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“Strength, pride, hope, care”: employment pathways for First Nations communities of Djilang (Geelong): Action research summary report
Browne, M., Creed, A., Ingold, J., Presbitero, A., Gregersen, C. S., Rose, M. & Whettam, L., 14 Dec 2023, Deakin University.Research output: Book/Report › Other book
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A grammatical description of Warlmanpa: A Ngumpin-Yapa language spoken around Tennant Creek (Northern Territory)
Browne, M., 21 May 2021, (Unpublished)Research output: Thesis › Non-UWA Thesis
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Leveraging pre-trained representations to improve access to untranscribed speech from endangered languages
San, N., Bartelds, M., Browne, M., Clifford, L., Gibson, F., Mansfield, J., Nash, D., Simpson, J., Turpin, M., Vollmer, M., Wilmoth, S. & Jurafsky, D., 2021, 2021 IEEE Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding Workshop, ASRU 2021 - Proceedings. USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1094-1101 8 p. (2021 IEEE Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding Workshop, ASRU 2021 - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
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