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Dr Tonya Stebbins

Position: Senior Lecturer
Room: DMBE 312
Tel: +61 3 9479 2457
Fax: +61 3 9479 1520
Email: t.stebbins@latrobe.edu.au

Qualifications: BA (Hons) (Melb), PhD (Melb)

Dr Stebbins was awarded her PhD in Linguistics in 2000 at the University of Melbourne . She has publications in the areas of linguistic typology, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, orthography development, language endangerment, and lexicography. She has taught courses in English grammar, introductory linguistics, field methods, intercultural communication and discourse analysis.

Major Research Areas

  • language description
  • language documentation
  • Papuan and Austronesian languages
  • Tsimshianic languages
  • language endangerment
  • sociology of language
Publications
 
Current Projects

  • The Baining languages: a window on the history of Island Melanesia
  • Meeting point: integrating Aboriginal and linguistics knowledge systems for description of contemporary revival languages in Australia
Current Teaching Areas

LIN2/3CCC Intercultural Communication
LIN2/3DAS Discourse Analysis
LIN2/3EUG English: a user's guide
LIN3MPS Morphosyntax
HUS1PWR Professional Writing

Administrative Responsibilities
  • Linguistics Program Coordinator
Professional Associations
Professional Activities

2009 - Member of SILA Academic Committee

2007 - Co-convenor of "Discourses of 'Poverty' and 'Development'" workshop held at La Trobe University 19 th July

2007 - Co-convenor of Linguistics of Song Workshop held at Australian Linguistics Society Annual Conference 27 th – 28 th September

2006/7 - Convenor of the Translation Writers' Interest Group at La Trobe University (monthly seminars while the university is in session).

2006 - Co-convenor of Linguistics of Song Workshop held at La Trobe University 25 th September 2006

2000 - Logistics manager, Fifth Australian Linguistics Institute, Trinity College , University of Melbourne .

Occasional reviewer for the following organisations/journals:
  • International Journal of Lexicography
  • Monash University Linguistics Papers
  • Natural Language and Linguistic Theory Oxford University Press.
  • Proceedings of the 2009 Australian Linguistics Society Conference

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