Lauren Gawne

Lauren Gawne is a linguistics researcher and academic communicator,^[1][2] most known for her work on gesture and in the linguistics of emoji.^[3]

Lauren Gawne
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Researcher
Website	https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/l2gawne, https://laurengawne.com/
Academic career
Fields	Linguistics, language documentation, Tibeto-Burman languages, gesture, evidentiality
Institutions	La Trobe University (2017–) SOAS University of London (2014–2016) University of Melbourne (2012–2014) Nanyang Technological University (2014–2015)

Early life and education

Lauren Gawne was educated at the University of Melbourne, studying a BA in linguistics and art history^[1][4] and subsequently a linguistics PhD under the supervision of Barbara Kelly and Rachel Nordlinger which she received in 2013.^[5]

Career and impact

After completing her PhD, Gawne worked at Nanyang Technological University and then the School of Oriental and African Studies.^[1][4] She subsequently took up fellowship in La Trobe University's department of languages and linguistics as a David Myers Research Fellow in 2017 and has worked there as a senior lecturer since 2019.^[1] During 2017-19, she was also vice president of the Australian Linguistic Society^[6] and was subsequently chair of the board of Living Languages in 2020.^[7] She also co-chaired the Research Data Alliance linguistics data interest group, developing best practices for research data management and data citation in the discipline.^[8][9]

Her research focuses on evidentiality and gesture, particularly in Tibeto-Burman languages such as Yolmo.^[4][10][11] She also researches the contemporary use of emojis^[12][13] and comments on the gestural elements of English speakers.^[14]

She is additionally active in academic outreach via writing for The Big Issue, running a linguistics website, and running the Lingthusiasm podcast series, which she co-hosts with Gretchen McCulloch.^[2][15]

Awards and honours

Lauren Gawne received the 2014 Talkey award from the Australian Linguistics Society for her work on academic outreach.^[16]

References

1. "Lauren Gawne". scholars.latrobe.edu.au. La Trobe University. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
2. Gonzalez, Amanda (21 May 2021). "The Triton Recommends: Educational Podcasts". triton.news. The Triton. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
3. "Conlangery 148: Interview with Lauren Gawne | Conlangery Podcast". conlangery.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
4. "Lauren Gawne (0000-0003-4930-4673)". orcid.org. ORCID. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
5. Gawne, Lauren (2013). Lamjung Yolmo copulas in use: evidentiality, reported speech and questions (PhD thesis). University of Melbourne. hdl:11343/38104.
6. "Past Committee Members". Australian Linguistic Society. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
7. "Governance". Living Languages. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020.
8. "Linguistics Data IG". rd-alliance.org. Research Data Alliance. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
9. "The Austin Principles – Linguistics Data Citation". Research Data Alliance. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
10. "Lauren Gawne". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
11. "Lauren Gawne". rd-alliance.org. Research Data Alliance. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
12. Gawne, Lauren (4 July 2019). "Emoji aren't ruining language: they're a natural substitute for gesture 🔥🔥🔥". The Conversation. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
13. "Emojis aren't debasing language – they're enriching it | Benjamin Weissman". the Guardian. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
14. Park, William. "The hand gestures that last longer than spoken languages". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
15. "Hosts". Lingthusiasm. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
16. "So, this was a pretty dang nice thing to happen..." www.superlinguo.com. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2021.