- Professor emeritus, Curtin University
Alan Dench was educated at the University of Western Australia and at the Australian National University. His main research interest is the grammatical description and historical reconstruction and comparison of Australian Aboriginal languages, especially those of Western Australia. He has published grammars of three languages of the Pilbara — Panyjima, Martuthunira and Yingkarta. He has also collected materials in Nyamal, Kurrama and Yinhawangka, and has worked on aspects of Noongar.
Experience
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2021–presentEmeritus professor, Curtin University
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2016–2021Pro Vice-Chancellor Humanities, Curtin University
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2010–2016Dean Graduate Research School, University of Western Australia
Education
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1987Australian National University , PhD
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1981Australian National University, MA
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1979University of Western Australia, BA(Hons)
Research Areas
- Linguistics (2004)
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Languages (200319)
