Jean Mulder

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Jean Mulder
Born (1954-09-29) September 29, 1954 (age 69)
Niskayuna, New York, US
Academic background
Education
ThesisErgativity in Coast Tsimshian (Sm’algyax) (1988)
Doctoral advisor
Other advisorsPaul Kroskrity
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Sub-disciplineAustralian English linguistics, Tshimshian linguistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Melbourne

Jean Mulder is a linguist. Mulder's research interests include Australian English and Tsimshian, a North American Indian language. Mulder is currently an Honorary Senior Fellow in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, having been a Professor there until 2017.[1] She is currently the editor of the Australian Journal of Linguistics.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Mulder was born in Niskayuna, New York. She earned a BA in mathematics and linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and received her MA in 1978 and PhD in 1988, both in linguistics, from the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]

She is a publicly regarded expert on Australian English,[4] working specifically on features of morphology and syntax. Of particular note is her work on 'final but' in Australian English.[5]

Mulder has also been extensively involved in developing and promoting the Victorian Certificate of Education subject English Language.[6] As part of this she is also a strong public advocate of teaching linguistics and grammar in schools.[7]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Mulder, J., & Sellers, H. (2010). Classifying clitics in Sm'algyax: Approaching theory from the field. In Berez, A., Mulder, J., & Rosenblum, D. (eds.), Fieldwork and linguistic analysis in Indigenous languages of the Americas, Language Documentation & Conservation Special Publication No. 2, 33–56.
  • Mulder, J., & Thompson, S. A. (2008). The grammaticization of but as a final particle in English conversation. Crosslinguistic studies of clause combining: The multifunctionality of conjunctions, 80, 179–204.
  • Mulder, J. (2007). Establishing linguistics in secondary education in Victoria, Australia. Language and Linguistics Compass, 1(3), 133–154.
  • Burridge, K., & Mulder, J. G. (1998). English in Australia and New Zealand: An introduction to its history, structure, and use. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Mulder, J. G. (1994). Ergativity in Coast Tsimshian (Sm'algyax) (Vol. 124). Univ of California Press.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DR Jean Mulder - The University of Melbourne". findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ "ALS Committee". als.asn.au. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ Mulder, Jean Gail (1988). "Ergativity in Coast Tsimshian (Sm'algyax)" (PDF). UCLA Linguistics. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ^ Kate., Burridge; Mulder, Jean (1998). English in Australia and New Zealand : an introduction to its history, structure, and use. Mulder, Jean. Melbourne [Vic]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195538137. OCLC 39606039.
  5. ^ Mulder, Jean; Thompson, Sandra A. (2008), "The grammaticization of but as a final particle in English conversation", Typological Studies in Language, John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 179–204, doi:10.1075/tsl.80.09mul, ISBN 9789027229939
  6. ^ Mulder, Jean (2007). "Establishing Linguistics in Secondary Education in Victoria, Australia". Language and Linguistics Compass. 1 (3): 133–154. doi:10.1111/j.1749-818x.2007.00010.x. ISSN 1749-818X.
  7. ^ "Why teach grammar in school?". Radio National. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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