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Alex Stephenson is a Doctor of Philosophy student at the University of Western Australia, focusing on Linguistics. Born in Perth, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2019, majoring in Intermediate Chinese Studies and Linguistics. Following his undergraduate studies, he completed his Honours year in 2020, where he interned at various Aboriginal language centres in Western Australia. He contributed to the planning, development, and delivery of language preservation programs during his time at these centres. In September 2023, he commenced his PhD research on the 'Life Digitisation' Australian Research Council Linkage Project, which endeavors to digitise vulnerable cultural heritage collections. His Honours research involved a typological investigation of reflexive expressions and their emotional meanings across a sample of languages. Throughout 2021 and 2022, he collaborated with Dr. Maïa Ponsonnet and Dr. Marc Allassonnière-Tang on research projects that highlight the sociocultural aspects of digitisation in linguistic contexts.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
Assisted in various research projects related to Aboriginal languages and cultural heritage.
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