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2021

Book

A grammar of Gurindji: as spoken by Violet Wadrill, Ronnie Wavehill, Dandy Danbayarri, Biddy Wavehill, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal, Long Johnny Kijngayarri, Banjo Ryan, Pincher Nyurrmiari and Blanche Bulngari

Meakins, Felicity and McConvell, Patrick (2021). A grammar of Gurindji: as spoken by Violet Wadrill, Ronnie Wavehill, Dandy Danbayarri, Biddy Wavehill, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal, Long Johnny Kijngayarri, Banjo Ryan, Pincher Nyurrmiari and Blanche Bulngari. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110746884

A grammar of Gurindji: as spoken by Violet Wadrill, Ronnie Wavehill, Dandy Danbayarri, Biddy Wavehill, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal, Long Johnny Kijngayarri, Banjo Ryan, Pincher Nyurrmiari and Blanche Bulngari

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2020

Journal Article

Which MATter matters in PATtern borrowing? The direction of case syncretisms

Meakins, Felicity, Disbray, Samantha and Simpson, Jane (2020). Which MATter matters in PATtern borrowing? The direction of case syncretisms. Morphology, 30 (4), 373-393. doi: 10.1007/s11525-020-09357-3

Which MATter matters in PATtern borrowing? The direction of case syncretisms

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2020

Journal Article

Holding the mirror up to converted languages: two grammars, one lexicon

Meakins, Felicity and Pensalfini, Rob (2020). Holding the mirror up to converted languages: two grammars, one lexicon. International Journal of Bilingualism, 25 (2), 136700692092246-457. doi: 10.1177/1367006920922461

Holding the mirror up to converted languages: two grammars, one lexicon

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2019

Journal Article

Birth of a contact language did not favor simplification

Meakins, Felicity, Hua, Xia , Algy, Cassandra and Bromham, Lindell (2019). Birth of a contact language did not favor simplification. Language, 95 (2), 294-332. doi: 10.1353/lan.2019.0032

Birth of a contact language did not favor simplification

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2019

Book

Songs from the stations: Wajarra as performed by Ronnie Wavehill Wirrpnga, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal and Dandy Danbayarri, with additional verses by Patrick Smith, Jack Gordon and Marie Gordon

Turpin, Myfany and Meakins, Felicity (2019). Songs from the stations: Wajarra as performed by Ronnie Wavehill Wirrpnga, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal and Dandy Danbayarri, with additional verses by Patrick Smith, Jack Gordon and Marie Gordon. Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press.

Songs from the stations: Wajarra as performed by Ronnie Wavehill Wirrpnga, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal and Dandy Danbayarri, with additional verses by Patrick Smith, Jack Gordon and Marie Gordon

2018

Book

Understanding linguistic fieldwork

Meakins, Felicity, Green, Jennifer and Turpin, Myfany (2018). Understanding linguistic fieldwork. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203701294

Understanding linguistic fieldwork

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2017

Journal Article

Possessor dissension: agreement mismatch in Ngumpin-Yapa possessive constructions

Meakins, Felicity and Nordlinger, Rachel (2017). Possessor dissension: agreement mismatch in Ngumpin-Yapa possessive constructions. Linguistic Typology, 21 (1), 143-188. doi: 10.1515/lingty-2017-0004

Possessor dissension: agreement mismatch in Ngumpin-Yapa possessive constructions

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2016

Book

Loss and Renewal: Australian Languages Since Colonisation

Felicity Meakins and Carmel O'Shannessy eds. (2016). Loss and Renewal: Australian Languages Since Colonisation. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Mouton.

Loss and Renewal: Australian Languages Since Colonisation

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2016

Book

Yijarni: True Stories from Gurindji Country

Erika Charola and Felicity Meakins eds. (2016). Yijarni: True Stories from Gurindji Country. Canberra, Australia: Aboriginal Studies Press.

Yijarni: True Stories from Gurindji Country

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2012

Journal Article

Learning vowel categories from maternal speech in Gurindji Kriol

Jones, Caroline, Meakins, Felicity and Muawiyath, Shujau (2012). Learning vowel categories from maternal speech in Gurindji Kriol. Language Learning, 62 (4), 1052-1078. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00725.x

Learning vowel categories from maternal speech in Gurindji Kriol

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2012

Journal Article

Comprehension of competing argument marking systems in two Australian mixed languages

O'Shannessy, Carmel and Meakins, Felicity (2012). Comprehension of competing argument marking systems in two Australian mixed languages. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 15 (2), 378-396. doi: 10.1017/S1366728911000307

Comprehension of competing argument marking systems in two Australian mixed languages

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2011

Book

Case-marking in contact: The development and function of case morphology in Gurindji Kriol

Meakins, Felicity (2011). Case-marking in contact: The development and function of case morphology in Gurindji Kriol. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Case-marking in contact: The development and function of case morphology in Gurindji Kriol

2024

Book

Bina: First Nations languages, old and new

Tudor, Gari, Williams, Paul and Meakins, Felicity (2024). Bina: First Nations languages, old and new. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Black Inc.

Bina: First Nations languages, old and new

2024

Journal Article

WordSpinner: Developing a tool to convert plain-text lexicon files into dictionary webpages

Jones, Caroline, Tran, Jesse, Jorgensen, Eleanor, Hill, Romi, Ellis, Patricia, Simpson, Jane, Meakins, Felicity, Ben Foley, , Reverter-Rambaldi, Marcel, Tudor-Smith, Gari, Williams, Paul, Hill, Clair and Richards, Mark (2024). WordSpinner: Developing a tool to convert plain-text lexicon files into dictionary webpages. Language Documentation & Conservation, 18, 109-131.

WordSpinner: Developing a tool to convert plain-text lexicon files into dictionary webpages

2023

Journal Article

The third space in the fourth column: revisiting the role of agency in the formation of Creoles

Meakins, Felicity (2023). The third space in the fourth column: revisiting the role of agency in the formation of Creoles. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 38 (2), 431-445. doi: 10.1075/jpcl.00117.mea

The third space in the fourth column: revisiting the role of agency in the formation of Creoles

2023

Other Outputs

Tamarra: a story of termites on Gurindji Country

Wadrill, Violet, Dodd Ngarnjal, Topsy, Leaman, Leah, Algy, Cassandra, Edwards, Cecelia, Meakins, Felicity, Barr, Briony and Crocetti, Gregory (2023). Tamarra: a story of termites on Gurindji Country. Sydney, Australia: Hardie Grant Publishing.

Tamarra: a story of termites on Gurindji Country

2023

Journal Article

What have we missed? : Theorising about Creoles in the absence of Melanesia and Australia

Meakins, Felicity (2023). What have we missed? : Theorising about Creoles in the absence of Melanesia and Australia. Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 38 (1), 170-187. doi: 10.1075/jpcl.00109.mea

What have we missed? : Theorising about Creoles in the absence of Melanesia and Australia

2023

Journal Article

Quantifying the language dynamics of bilingual communities

Meakins, Felicity (2023). Quantifying the language dynamics of bilingual communities. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, 13 (1), 76-82. doi: 10.1075/lab.22059.mea

Quantifying the language dynamics of bilingual communities

2023

Book Chapter

The land still speaks: supporting First Nations languages in Australia

Meakins, Felicity (2023). The land still speaks: supporting First Nations languages in Australia. The social future of Australia: the 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. (pp. 30-33) edited by Kevin McConkey and Chris Hatherly. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

The land still speaks: supporting First Nations languages in Australia

2022

Book Chapter

Ngumpin-Yapa languages

Meakins, Felicity, Ennever, Thomas, Osgarby, David, Browne, Mitch and Hamilton-Hollaway, Amanda (2022). Ngumpin-Yapa languages. Oxford guide to Australian languages. (pp. xxx-xxx) edited by Claire Bowern. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198824978.003.0076

Ngumpin-Yapa languages