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Gabrielle Hodge is a deaf researcher specializing in semiotics and sociolinguistics, focusing on research related to deaf people, Deaf communities, and sign languages. She teaches sign language linguistics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Gabrielle has a PhD in Linguistics from Macquarie University and has received a BA (Hons) in Linguistics from La Trobe University. Her responsibilities include chairing the University BSL Plan Implementation Group and serving as the EDI Representative for the Department of Linguistics & English Language. She oversees various courses, including Language Social Justice and topics related to sociolinguistics and semiotics. Gabrielle particularly welcomes proposals from minoritised students, including deaf and deafblind students. Her research utilizes a variety of theoretical approaches and methods, including corpus linguistics, applied linguistics, translation studies, linguistic typology, and semiotics. Her current and past supervision roles include overseeing PhD and MSc students, demonstrating her commitment to advancing research initiatives within the field.
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