Barbara Kelly (linguist)
Barbara Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1968 |
| Died | December 14, 2022 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Melbourne |
Barbara (“Barb”) Frances Kelly (January 24, 1968 - December 14, 2022) was an Australian linguist.[1] Kelly's research interests spanned the subfields of language documentation, cognitive linguistics and first language acquisition.
Career
Kelly attended Rusden teacher's college and Latrobe University before receiving her doctorate degree in linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[2] Kelly later worked at Stanford University and Lexicon Branding. In 2004, she became a lecturer in the Linguistics Department at the University of Melbourne. At the time of her death, Kelly was associate professor in sociolinguistics at the University of Melbourne.[3]
While a PhD student, Kelly conducted fieldwork in Nepal on the Sherpa language.[1] She later conducted research on Murrinhpatha.[2]
Personal life
Kelly was born prematurely.[2] She grew up in Gippsland and Frankston, Victoria. At the time of her death, she was married to computer scientist Lawrence Cavedon. The couple had one son.
Legacy
The Australian Linguistics Society awards the annual Barb Kelly Prize to outstanding theses.[4]
A symposium was held in Kelly's honor in 2023.[5]
Selected publications
- Kelly, Barbara Frances (2003). The emergence of argument structure from gesture to speech.
References
- ^ a b Clancy, Patricia; Clark, Eve; Genetti, Carol; Hildebrandt, Kristine; Lahaussois, Aimée (2023). "Barbara ("Barb") Frances Kelly January 24, 1968-December 14, 2022". Himalayan Linguistics. 22 (3): 1–8.
- ^ a b c Evans, Nicholas (June 15, 2023). "Australian linguist was creative and wide-ranging". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.
- ^ "A/Prof Barbara Kelly". The University of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Barb Kelly Prize". Australian Linguistic Society. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Rodriguez Louro, Celeste (2023). ""The proof is in the pudding: Barb stories as impetus for social justice". Symposium in honour of Barb Kelly. University of Melbourne, 27 October 2023". The University of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2025.