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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 38 Citations 10,214 237 World Ranking 3152 National Ranking 217

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Linguistics
  • World War II
  • Law

His scientific interests lie mostly in Linguistics, Phonology, Syntax, Language contact and Verb. Linguistics is closely attributed to Typology in his research. His Phonology study incorporates themes from Grammatical number, Grammatical gender, Natural language processing, Artificial intelligence and Ergative case.

The Syntax study combines topics in areas such as Semantics and Lexicon. Robert Dixon interconnects Language family and Arawak in the investigation of issues within Language contact. The various areas that Robert Dixon examines in his Verb study include Syntax and Subject.

His most cited work include:

  • The Dyirbal language of North Queensland (487 citations)
  • The languages of Australia (406 citations)
  • The rise and fall of languages (363 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Linguistics, Art history, Literature, Media studies and Grammar. His research on Linguistics frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Typology. In most of his Typology studies, his work intersects topics such as Cross linguistic.

His Modernity research extends to the thematically linked field of Art history. Robert Dixon studies Poetry which is a part of Literature. Robert Dixon has included themes like Publishing and Project commissioning in his Media studies study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Linguistics (43.09%)
  • Art history (11.79%)
  • Literature (10.57%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2020)?

  • Linguistics (43.09%)
  • Art history (11.79%)
  • Grammar (8.94%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Linguistics, Art history, Grammar, Media studies and Typology. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Linguistic typology and Linguistics. His Art history study combines topics in areas such as Colonialism, Modernity and Photography.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Syntax, Kinship, Vocabulary, Semantics and Phonology in addition to Grammar. As a member of one scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Media studies, focusing on Project commissioning and, on occasion, Library science. His study on Noun is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Theoretical linguistics.

Between 2010 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • The grammar of knowledge : a cross-linguistic typology (40 citations)
  • The Semitic Language Family (23 citations)
  • A Typology Of Argument-Determined Constructions (23 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Linguistics
  • World War II
  • Law

Robert Dixon mostly deals with Linguistics, Typology, Grammar, Linguistic typology and Art history. His study looks at the relationship between Linguistics and fields such as Genealogy, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. His Typology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Communication, Predicate and Motion.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Property, Noun phrase, Rule-based machine translation and Kinship. His research integrates issues of Grammaticalization, Linguistic universal, Morphological typology, Creole language and Historical linguistics in his study of Linguistic typology. His study looks at the intersection of Art history and topics like Second World with Media studies.

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Best Publications

Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development

Robert M. W. Dixon.
(2002)

777 Citations

The Dyirbal language of North Queensland

Robert M. W. Dixon.
(1972)

749 Citations

The languages of Australia

Robert M. W. Dixon.
(1980)

605 Citations

The rise and fall of languages

Robert M. W. Dixon.
(1997)

553 Citations

Where Have all the Adjectives Gone

R.M.W. Dixon.
Studies in Language (1977)

514 Citations

Serial Verb Constructions: a cross-linguistic typology

Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald;R.M.W. Dixon.
(2006)

453 Citations

Changing Valency: Case Studies in Transitivity

R. M. W. Dixon;Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald.
(2010)

388 Citations

Adjective classes: A cross-linguistic typology

Robert M. W. Dixon;A. I︠u︡. Aĭkhenvalʹd.
(2004)

355 Citations

A new approach to English grammar, on semantic principles

Robert M. W. Dixon.
(1991)

333 Citations

Grammatical categories in Australian languages

Robert M. W. Dixon.
Language (1980)

333 Citations

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