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Dr Erich Round

Associate Professor

School of Languages and Cultures
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
e.round@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 56892

Overview

In 2021–2024 Dr Erich Round takes up a position as British Academy Global Professor, located at the Surrey Morphology Group, University of Surrey, UK. In 2019 Dr Erich Round was on secondment as a Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany, and in 2018 was a British Academy Rutherford Fellow hosted by the Surrey Morphology Group, UK. At UQ Dr Round has been an ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in 2015–2018 and is Director of the UQ Ancient Language Lab in the School of Languages and Cultures, UQ. Previously Dr Round was an National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University, where he also received his PhD in Linguistics.

Research Interests

  • Language diversity, prehistory and change
    I am developing approaches to the phylogenetic and evolutionary study of phonology and morphology. I also work in the classic historical linguistic paradigm, focusing on the Tangkic languages of northwestern Queensland.
  • Phonology
    I focus mainly on the phonology of indigenous languages of Australia. Languages I have investigated include Kayardild, Lardil, Yukulta (aka Gangalidda), Ngandi, Kuuk Thaayorre, Gurindji, Yidiny, and Swedish.
  • Morphology
    I work within the inferential-realizational paradigm of Anderson (1992), Stump (2001). Recently I have focused on elaborations of the theory of morphomes (Aronoff 1994). My main language of study in this respect to date has been Kayardild. Other languages whose morphology I have investigated include Lardil, Yukulta (aka Gangalidda) and Kala Lagaw Ya.

Qualifications

  • Doctorate of Philosophy, Yale University

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Supervision

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Available Projects

  • Phylogenetic and evolutionary language change

    I am seeking linguistically savvy and mathematically inclined RHD students join a team of researchers developing the theory and methods of phylogenetic and evolutionary language change, together with its associated datasets and technologies. On this team you will come into contact with allied researchers in phonology, historical linguistics and morphological typology in Australia, Europe and the United States. Students with an interest in the languages of Australia and New Guinea are especially encouraged to join us.

  • Theoretical and empirical approaches to Australian language phonologies

    Australia presents a fascinating range of phonological systems, many of which raise deep questions about the nature of possible human phonological systems. I am seeking talented RHD students to work on topics in the phonology of Australian languages. Projects involving fieldwork and/or the production of new and expanded datasets through the enriching of archival materials are particularly encouraged.

  • Theoretical and empirical approaches to Australian language morphologies

    Australian languages are rich in morphological complexity but are greatly understudied from a formal and theoretical perspective. I am seeking RHD students who have a good general acquaintance with Australian languages and a keen eye for detail, to engage in rigorous and theoretically savvy research projects. Projects involving fieldwork and/or the production of new and expanded datasets through the enriching of archival materials are particularly encouraged, as are projects which aim to test specific hypotheses or elaborate particular areas of morphological theory, for example, morphomic theory.

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Publications

Featured Publications

Book

  • The Mouton atlas of languages and cultures

    Gerd Carling, Abregov, Acherdan, Aliyev, Elnur, Avidzba, Leila, Cathcart, Chundra, Chukhua, Merab, Cronhamn, Sandra, Farren, Robert, Frid, Johan, Goergens, Anne, Greidanus, Josien, Gvantszeladze, Teimuraz, Hammarström, Harald, Holmer, Arthur, Johansson, Niklas, Khalilov, Madzhid, Kuckovic, Edin, Larsson, Filip, Larsson, Karin, Lomadze, Tamar, Novén, Mikael, Petrović, Ante, Round, Erich, Söderqvist, Kajsa, Tchantouria, Revaz, Tetradze, Maka, Tuptsokova, Larisa, Vamling, Karina, Van Epps, Briana ... Zimmermann, Astrid (2019). The Mouton atlas of languages and cultures. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Mouton.

  • Kayardild morphology and syntax

    Round, Erich (2013). Kayardild morphology and syntax. Oxford United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199654871.001.0001

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Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Note for students: Dr Erich Round is not currently available to take on new students.

Current Supervision

Completed Supervision

Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.

Dr Erich Round is not currently available to take on new students.

  • Phylogenetic and evolutionary language change

    I am seeking linguistically savvy and mathematically inclined RHD students join a team of researchers developing the theory and methods of phylogenetic and evolutionary language change, together with its associated datasets and technologies. On this team you will come into contact with allied researchers in phonology, historical linguistics and morphological typology in Australia, Europe and the United States. Students with an interest in the languages of Australia and New Guinea are especially encouraged to join us.

  • Theoretical and empirical approaches to Australian language phonologies

    Australia presents a fascinating range of phonological systems, many of which raise deep questions about the nature of possible human phonological systems. I am seeking talented RHD students to work on topics in the phonology of Australian languages. Projects involving fieldwork and/or the production of new and expanded datasets through the enriching of archival materials are particularly encouraged.

  • Theoretical and empirical approaches to Australian language morphologies

    Australian languages are rich in morphological complexity but are greatly understudied from a formal and theoretical perspective. I am seeking RHD students who have a good general acquaintance with Australian languages and a keen eye for detail, to engage in rigorous and theoretically savvy research projects. Projects involving fieldwork and/or the production of new and expanded datasets through the enriching of archival materials are particularly encouraged, as are projects which aim to test specific hypotheses or elaborate particular areas of morphological theory, for example, morphomic theory.

  • Phonological theory

  • Morphological theory

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