Prime Minister's Literary Awards
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Edition 17 (2024) Winner
Felicity Meakins
フェリシティ・ミーキンス
Ferishiti Mīkinsu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Linguist, Professor
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- University of Queensland, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language
- Memberships
- Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA), Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
- Influenced By
- Rachel Nordlinger, Patrick McConvell
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Queensland | — | Linguistics | BA | — | Australia |
| University of Queensland | — | Linguistics | MA | — | Australia |
| University of Melbourne | — | Linguistics | PhD | — | Australia |
University of Queensland
Linguistics
Degree:
BA
Country:
Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
University of Queensland
Linguistics
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Australia
Master's thesis: Lashings of Tongue: A Relevance Theoretic Account of Impoliteness
University of Melbourne
Linguistics
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
Australia
PhD thesis: Case-marking in contact: the development and function of case morphology in Gurindji Kriol, an Australian mixed language. Doctoral advisor: Rachel Nordlinger
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) | — | — | Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia | Fellow |
| 2022 | Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) | — | — | Australian Academy of the Humanities | Fellow |
| 2022 | Kenneth L. Hale Award | — | — | Linguistic Society of America | 受賞 |
| 2017 | ARC Future Fellowship | — | — | Australian Research Council | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Australian Laureate Fellowship | — | — | Australian Research Council | 受賞 |
Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
2020
Organization:
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Result:
Fellow
Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
2022
Organization:
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Result:
Fellow
Kenneth L. Hale Award
2022
Organization:
Linguistic Society of America
Result:
受賞
ARC Future Fellowship
2017
Organization:
Australian Research Council
Result:
受賞
Australian Laureate Fellowship
2025
Organization:
Australian Research Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A grammar of Bilinarra: an Australian Aboriginal language of the Northern Territory
2014 Linguistics bookGrammar of the Bilinarra language, an Australian Aboriginal language of the Northern Territory.
Australian Aboriginal languagesMorphology
Case-marking in contact: The development and function of case morphology in Gurindji Kriol
2011 Linguistics bookBook based on PhD thesis on the development and function of case morphology in Gurindji Kriol.
Language contactMixed languages
Gurindji to English dictionary
2013 DictionaryDictionary from Gurindji to English.
Language preservation
Bibliography
- Introducing Linguistic Fieldwork
- Loss and Renewal: Australian Languages Since Colonisation
- A grammar of Bilinarra
- Bilinarra to English dictionary
- Gurindji to English dictionary
- Case-marking in contact
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Academic proseFieldwork-based
- Recurring Motifs
- Language contactIndigenous language revitalization
Legacy
Internationally recognized linguist specializing in Australian Indigenous languages, particularly language contact and mixed languages in northern Australia. Pioneer in describing Gurindji Kriol and author of numerous dictionaries and grammars.
Academic Societies
- Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
- Australian Academy of the Humanities
In Popular Culture
- TEDx talk: The monolingual mindset
Trivia
- One of the first linguists to describe Gurindji Kriol.
- Documented Gurindji oral histories around the 50th anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off.
- Public advocate for awareness of Australian Indigenous languages.