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Lauren Gawne
Australian linguistics researcher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lauren Gawne is a linguistics researcher and academic communicator,[1][2] most known for her work on gesture and in the linguistics of emoji.[3]
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Early life and education
Lauren Gawne was educated at the University of Melbourne, studying a BA in linguistics and art history[1][4] and subsequently a linguistics PhD under the supervision of Barbara Kelly and Rachel Nordlinger which she received in 2013.[5]
Career and impact
After completing her PhD, Gawne worked at Nanyang Technological University and then the School of Oriental and African Studies.[1][4] She subsequently took up fellowship in La Trobe University's department of languages and linguistics as a David Myers Research Fellow in 2017 and has worked there as a senior lecturer since 2019.[1] During 2017-19, she was also vice president of the Australian Linguistic Society[6] and was subsequently chair of the board of Living Languages in 2020.[7] She also co-chaired the Research Data Alliance linguistics data interest group, developing best practices for research data management and data citation in the discipline.[8][9]
Her research focuses on evidentiality and gesture, particularly in Tibeto-Burman languages such as Yolmo.[4][10][11] She also researches the contemporary use of emojis[12][13] and comments on the gestural elements of English speakers.[14]
She is additionally active in academic outreach via writing for The Big Issue, running a linguistics website, and running the Lingthusiasm podcast series, which she co-hosts with Gretchen McCulloch.[2][15]
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Awards and honours
Lauren Gawne received the 2014 Talkey award from the Australian Linguistics Society for her work on academic outreach.[16]
Bibliography
- Gesture: a slim guide. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2025. ISBN 978-0-19-285507-7.
References
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