Brett Joseph Baker
DOB: 6th of October 1967
Citizenship: Australian
Marital status: Married
Position: Tenured Senior Lecturer (Level C)
School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences
University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351
Phone: (+61 2) 6773 3220 (work)
(+61 2) 9773 3189 (admin)
Fax: (+61 2) 6773 3748
E-mail: brett.baker@une.edu.au
1999 PhD, Dept of Linguistics, University of Sydney.
1996-7 Visiting PhD student, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA.
1992 BA Honours (1st Class), Dept of Linguistics, University of Sydney.
2008. Word Structure in Ngalakgan. CSLI: Stanford CA.
Forthcoming a, with Ilana Mushin (eds.). Discourse and grammar in Australian languages. John Benjamins.
Forthcoming b, with Mengistu Amberber and Mark Harvey. Complex predicates in cross-linguistic perspective. Cambridge UP.
Forthcoming a 'The interpretation of complex nominal expressions in Southeast Arnhem Land languages'. In Ilana Mushin and Brett Baker (eds.) Discourse and grammar in Australian languages. Benjamins.
Forthcoming b 'Australian perspectives on discourse and grammar.' In Ilana Mushin and Brett Baker (eds.) Discourse and grammar in Australian languages. Benjamins.
2007 'Ethnoclassification and the environment in Northern Australia.' In Schalley, Andrea C. and Khlentzos, Drew (eds.): 'Mental states, vol. 2: Language and cognitive structure'. [Studies in Language Companion Series 93.] Benjamins. Pp. 239-265.
2007 (With Mengistu Amberber and Mark Harvey) 'Complex predication and the coverb construction.' In Siegel, Jeff, Lynch, John and Eades, Diana (eds.): Language Description, History and Development: Linguistic Indulgence in Memory of Terry Crowley. Pp. 209-219. John Benjamins.
2005 (with Mark Harvey) 'Vowel harmony, directionality and morpheme structure constraints in Warlpiri.' Lingua. Vol 115/10: 1457-1474.
2003 (with
Diana Eades, Helen Fraser, Jeff Siegel, and Tim
McNamara) 'Linguistic identification in the determination of nationality: A
preliminary report'. Language Policy
2(2): 179-199.
2003 (with Mark Harvey) ÔWord structure in Australian languages.Õ Australian Journal of Linguistics 23, 1. 3-34.
2002 ÔHow referential is agreement? The interpretation of polysynthetic agreement morphology in Ngalakgan.Õ In Nicholas Evans and Hans-JŸrgen Sasse (eds) Problems of Polysynthesis [Studia Typologica 4], 51-86. Akademie Verlag: Berlin.
2002 ÔIÕm going to Where-her-brisket-is: placenames in the Roper.Õ In Luise Hercus, Flavia Hodges, and Jane Simpson (eds) The Land is a Map: Placenames of indigenous origin in Australia. Pandanus Books/Pacific Linguistics: Canberra. 103-130.
2000 ÔGeminate dissimilation as prosody in Ngalakgan.Õ In Robert Pensalfini and Norvin Richards (eds.) Papers on Australian Languages. MIT Working Papers in Endangered and Less-Familiar Languages 2. MIT Dept of Linguistics: Cambridge MA.
2005 'The domain of phonological processes.' In Ilana Mushin (ed.) Proceedings of the 2004 Conference of the Australian Linguistics Society. http://dspace.library.usyd.edu.au:8080/handle/123456789/97.
2004 ÔStem forms and paradigm reshaping in Gunwinyguan.Õ In Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (eds) Australian Languages: Classification and the comparative method. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 313-340.
2000 ÔEdge-Crispness in moraic structure.Õ In Matthew L. Juge and Jeri L. Moxley (eds.) Proceedings of the Berkeley Linguistics Society 23rd annual meeting, Spring 1997. Berkeley Linguistics Society: Berkeley CA. 2-13.
1998 ÔEdge-Crispness: segment to mora isomorphism.Õ In Emily Curtis, James Lyle and Gabriel Webster (eds.) Proceedings of the West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics XVI, Spring 1997. CSLI: Stanford CA. 33-47.
1998 ÔA dictionary database template for Australian languagesÕ (with Christopher Manning). In Proceedings of Australex 1998, http://www.anu.edu.au/linguistics/alex/a98/.
2004 Nicholas
Evans. 2003. Bininj Gun-wok. (2 volumes.)
Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Oceania 75, 2:
153-154.
1998 Patrick McConvell and Nicholas Evans, 1997, Archaeology and Linguistics. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. Oceania 68, 4: 304-307.
1994 John Myhill, 1992, Typological Discourse Analysis: Quantitative Approaches to the Study of Linguistic Function. Australian Journal of Linguistics (1994) 14:1 pp. 109-113.
2007 Complex predicate formation. Linguistic Society of America annual conference, Anaheim CA.
2005 (With Mark Harvey). Coronal place. MS, UNE and University of Newcastle, (Australia).
2004 'Categorisation and reference in Northern Australian languages.' International Language and Cognition Conference, Coffs Harbour, Australia.
2004 'The domain of phonological processes.' Australian Linguistics Society annual conference, Sydney.
2004 'The interpretation of complex nominal expressions in two Northern languages.' Paper presented at the annual Australianists' workshop, Blackwood VIC.
2003 ÔThe AudioText Linking ToolÕ, PARADISEC workshop, Sydney.
2003 ÔVowel harmony and directionality in Warlpiri.Õ Australian Linguistics Society annual conference, Newcastle.
2002 ÔLanguage without rules: an introduction to Optimality Theory.Õ Language and Cognition Group, School of Psychology, UNE.
2002 ÔCoronal place features,Õ Australian Linguistics Society annual conference, Sydney.
2001 ÔWord structure in Australian languages,Õ Australian Linguistics Society annual conference, Canberra.
2001 ÔEvidence for the sub-group Ngalakgan-Rembarrnga within Gunwinyguan,Õ International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Melbourne.
1997 ÔAnti-moraic geminates in Ngalakgan,Õ Dept of Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge and Dept of Linguistics, State University of New York, Buffalo.
1997 ÔNoun Class marking, pragmatics and non-agreement in Ngalakgan,Õ Dept of Linguistics, State University of New York, Buffalo.
1997 ÔGeminate dissimilation as prosody in Ngalakgan,Õ Australian Linguistics Circle meeting, MIT.
1997 ÔProminence and weight in Ngalakgan prosody,Õ Australian Linguistics Society conference, UNE Armidale.
1997 ÔEdge-Crispness: segment to mora isomorphism,Õ West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics XVI.
1997 ÔEdge-Crispness in moraic structure,Õ Berkeley Linguistics Society 23rd annual meeting.
2005 ARC Discovery (with Mark Harvey and Mengistu Amberber) 'Verbs and coverbs: a cross-linguistic re-analysis of part-of-speech categories': $110,000 over 3 years.
2005 UNE University Research Grant ($10 000): Aboriginal plant use: linguistic and ethno-pharmacological aspects. (Continuation of 2004 grant.)
2004 UNE University Research Grant ($15 000): Aboriginal plant use: linguistic and ethno-pharmacological aspects.
2003 UNE Internal Research Grant ($4000) + $7000 ProVC's discretionary fund: AudioText Linking Tool. In association with a programmer, developed an electronic tool for archiving, searching and playing linked audio and transcription files.
1999-2002 Australian Research Council (Industry) Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sydney (in collaboration with the Katherine Language Centre) ÔSpoken Indigenous Interaction: Research and ApplicationÕ.
1999 Grantee, AIATSIS grant ÔSpoken NgandiÕ.
1998-1999 Research Assistant, ARC grant to Jane Simpson and Chris Manning ÔTransforming the representation of lexical knowledge.Õ
1996-1997 Visiting Student, Dept of Linguistics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA.
1995-1996 Grantee, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) grant (L95/4932) ÔNgalakgan dictionary.Õ
1995-1996 Research Assistant, Australian Research Council grant to Toni Borowsky, Jane Simpson and Mark Harvey. ÔThe status of the Word in Australian languages.Õ
1994-1995 Principal researcher for the AIATSIS Grant 93/4657 Handbook of Top End Languages: a comprehensive database on languages of the Top End.
LING360/460 'Generative syntax', LING307 'Applied Linguistics and second language learning', LING306/464 'Acquisition of language and literacy', LING330 'Language in multilingual societies', LING450 'Design of language', LING101/102 'Introduction to and Foundations of Linguistics', LING313 'Morphology and syntax', LING380 'Languages of Asia', LING368/468 ÔFormal phonologyÕ
2007 Chair, School of BCSS Research and Postgraduate Committee
2007 Deputy director, Language and Cognition Research Centre
2006 Convenor of Linguistics
2004-5 Member, LCL School Research Committee
2004-5 School Postgraduate Coordinator
2004 Member, School Teaching and Learning Committee
2005 Chair,
School Technical Advisory Committee and organiser of the TLC Faculty Grant to
LCL 'Audio over the web'
2004 Member, organising committee for the 2006 Australian Linguistics Institute, UNE (at UQ Brisbane)
2003 Member, organising committee for the 2004 International Language and Cognition Conference, UNE
2001-2002 One of three principal organisers for the 2002 Indigenous Languages Program, and member of the organising committee for the 2002 Australian Linguistics Institute
Jen Munro. PhD. 2004. 'Substrate language influence in Kriol: the application of transfer constraints to language contact in Northern Australia.' (Co-supervisor, with Jeff Siegel.)
Sophie Nicholls. 2005- . PhD. Discourse in Ngukurr.
Gavin Austin. 2005- . PhD. The acquisition of definiteness by second language learners of English.
Gerry Biemers. 2005- PhD. A grammar of Solomon Islands Pijin. (Co-supervisor, with Jeff Siegel.)
Cindy Schneider. 2004-2007. PhD. A grammar of Abma, Vanuatu. (Co-supervisor, with Jeff Siegel.)
Anne MacDonald. Hons. 2006 'Ethnobotanical classification in Australian English.'
2001 Linguistic Consultant, Central Land Council. Transcribed and databased the fieldnotes of A.P. Elkin: anthropological and linguistic materials from SA 1930.
2001 Linguistic Consultant, Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority. Conducted field research and prepared a report on sacred sites of the Roper Bar, Mt McMinn, and lower Hodgson river areas of the NT.
1998 Linguistic Consultant, Northern Land Council. Participated in the preparation of two native title claims in the Roper river region.
1998 Researcher, Aboriginal Legal Services and Land Councils: NSW, SA, WA. Transcribed the fieldnotes of A.R. Radcliffe-Brown: anthropological and linguistic materials from c. 1916-c. 1930.
Referees
Prof Cliff Goddard
Professor, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
University of New England, NSW 2351
Ph: 02 6773 3309, Fax: 02 6773 3735
cgoddard@une.edu.au
Dr Jane Simpson
Senior lecturer, Dept of Linguistics
University of Sydney, NSW 2006
Ph: 02 9351 3655; Fax: 02 9351 7572
jhs@mail.usyd.edu.au
Dr Mark Harvey
Lecturer, School of Language and Media
University of Newcastle, NSW 2308
Currently on leave at:
Dept of Linguistics, University of Sydney 2006
Ph: 0417 215 157; Fax: 02 9351 7572
mark.harvey@newcastle.edu.au