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Email

lucinda.davidson@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Languages and Linguistics
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
PhD
The University of Melbourne
PhD
The University of Melbourne
Masters
Cambridge University
ORCID

0000-0001-5175-7394

Dr Lucy Davidson

Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Languages and Linguistics

10 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    An acquisition sketch of polysynthetic verbal morphology in Murrinhpatha
    DOI: 10.1080/07268602.2025.2508863
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A comparative study of child-directed language across five cultures based on data from the Acquisition Sketch Project
    DOI: 10.1080/07268602.2025.2514825
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Children’s introductions to story characters in Murrinhpatha, a traditional Australian language
    DOI: 10.1080/07268602.2025.2509156
  • 2023

    Book Chapter

    Language input and child-directed speech
    DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198824978.003.0060
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Using Categories to Assert Authority in Murrinhpatha-Speaking Children's Talk
    DOI: 10.1080/08351813.2022.2026161
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Child language documentation: The sketch acquisition project
  • 2021

    Journal article

    The pragmatics of managing children's distress in Murrinhpatha, a traditional Australian language
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2021.08.008
Lucy Davidson

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2020

    Book Chapter

    Language contact and change through child first language acquisition
    DOI: 10.1002/9781119485094.ch3
  • 2018

    Thesis / Dissertation

    Allies and adversaries: categories in Murrinhpatha speaking children's talk
  • 2017

    Book Chapter

    The acquisition of Murrinhpatha (Northern Australia)
    DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199683208.013.27

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