Series 314 - Tom Dutton's Pacific linguistics research papers

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AU ANUA 314

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Tom Dutton's Pacific linguistics research papers

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  • 1952 - 2007 (Creation)

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3.2 m (14 boxes)

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(1935 - 2021)

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Dr Thomas (Tom) Dutton was a Senior Fellow, Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. He began as a Research Fellow in Linguistics from 29 April 1969, and was promoted to Fellow and Senior Fellow before retiring from the ANU in 1997. Prior to taking up linguistics Dutton was an Education Officer in the Administration of Papua and New Guinea. His many books include studies on Papuan languages.

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The material relates to linguistics research in Papua New Guinea and includes notebooks, articles, transcripts, and texts on Koiari, Koita, Mountain Koiari, Barai, Mangalasi, Aomie (Omie), Rigo, Police Motu (Hiri Motu) and Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin English).

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Fieldwork tape recordings and other recordings developed to accompany language learning publications have been digitised by PARADESIC (www.paradisec.org.au).

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Prepared by Karina Taylor on 18 November 2008

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