linguist Gavan Breen
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Gavan Breen is an Australian linguist renowned for his extensive documentation and analysis of Aboriginal languages, particularly those of central Australia.
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| linguist Gavan Breen canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian linguist
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linguist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation | Australian linguistic community ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
central Australia
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western Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of Australia Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
archival recordings of Aboriginal languages
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revival of several Australian Aboriginal languages ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| employer |
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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Institute for Aboriginal Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Australian Aboriginal languages
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descriptive linguistics ⓘ language documentation ⓘ lexicography ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honouredFor | service to the Indigenous community through the preservation of languages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling dictionaries of Aboriginal languages
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preservation of endangered Australian languages ⓘ producing grammars of Aboriginal languages ⓘ recording last speakers of several Aboriginal languages ⓘ |
| languageStudied |
Arrernte language
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Bidjara language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dieri language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gungabula language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunya language NERFINISHED ⓘ Margany language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitta Pitta language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wangkumara language NERFINISHED ⓘ Warlmanpa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Warlpiri language NERFINISHED ⓘ Warluwarra language ⓘ Yandruwandha language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yawarrawarrka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of Australian Aboriginal languages
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documentation of Aboriginal languages of central Australia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
dictionaries of central Australian Aboriginal languages
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grammars of central Australian Aboriginal languages ⓘ |
| occupation | linguist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
endangered languages
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morphology of Australian Aboriginal languages ⓘ phonology of Australian Aboriginal languages ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Queensland
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central Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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