Barbara Kelly (linguist)
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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.
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.
