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D-Index
60
Citations
16785
World Ranking
1443
National Ranking
107

Overview

Robert Dixon is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has a research profile spanning multiple disciplines. Their primary fields of study include Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Computer Science.

Their work covers several subfields, notably Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, Communication, and Artificial Intelligence. This interdisciplinary approach reflects a broad engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of language and computation.

Key research topics in Dixon's work include:

  • Lexicography and Language Studies
  • Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
  • Linguistic Variation and Morphology
  • Linguistics and Language Evolution
  • Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
  • Multilingual Education and Policy
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques

In terms of publications, Dixon has contributed to the field through scholarly books. Notably, they have a book titled English Prepositions published by Oxford University Press in 2021, which has been cited nine times. This work signifies a focused contribution to linguistic scholarship.

Frequent collaborators include Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, with whom they have co-authored three works, as well as Nathan M. White and Nerida Jarkey, each having co-authored one work with Dixon. These collaborations indicate active engagement in research networks related to their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • The Dyirbal language of North Queensland

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • The languages of Australia

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Where Have all the Adjectives Gone

    R.M.W. Dixon

  • The rise and fall of languages

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Where have all the adjectives gone? and other essays in semantics and syntax

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Changing Valency: Case Studies in Transitivity

    R. M. W. Dixon;Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

  • Adjective classes : a cross-linguistic typology

    Robert M. W. Dixon;A. I︠u︡. Aĭkhenvalʹd

  • A grammar of Yidiɲ

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • A new approach to English grammar, on semantic principles

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Grammatical categories in Australian languages

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Studies in evidentiality

    A. I︠u︡. Aĭkhenvalʹd;Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Word : a cross-linguistic typology

    Robert M. W. Dixon;A. I︠u︡. Aĭkhenvalʹd

  • Serial Verb Constructions: a cross-linguistic typology

    Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald;R.M.W. Dixon

  • The Amazonian languages

    Robert M. W. Dixon;A. I︠u︡. Aĭkhenvalʹd

  • A Semantic Approach to English Grammar

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Non-canonical marking of subjects and objects

    Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald;R.M.W. Dixon;Masayuki Onishi

  • Handbook of Australian Languages

    Barry J. Blake;Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Noun Classes and Noun Classification in Typological Perspective

    R.M.W. Dixon

  • A Grammar of Boumaa Fijian

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Demonstratives: A cross-linguistic typology

    Robert. Dixon

  • The Jarawara language of Southern Amazonia

    Robert M. W. Dixon

  • Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance: Problems in Comparative Linguistics

    Alexandra. Aikhenvald;Robert Malcolm Ward. Dixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey Heath
Jeffrey Heath University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Martin Haspelmath
Martin Haspelmath Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

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