Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP220102925 [ 2022-07-01 - 2027-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Jane Simpson (Chief Investigator) ,  Mark Harvey (Chief Investigator) ,  Michael Proctor (Chief Investigator) ,  Robert Mailhammer (Chief Investigator)

Brief description 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 linguistc 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.

Funding Amount $548,230

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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