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Biography
Josh Dahmen is an interactional linguist who specialises in the description and documentation of endangered languages in Australia and New Guinea. He conducts field research on Jaru (Western Australia) and Uyajitaya (Madang Province, Papuea New Guinea).
Josh is a researcher in the comparative ARC project Body, Language and Socialisation Across Cultures (led by Emeritus Professor Alan Rumsey).
Previous projects:
Conversational Interaction in Aboriginal and Remote Australia (led by Associate Professor Joe Blythe).
Research interests
- Interactional linguistics and conversation analysis
- Australian First Nations languages
- Documentary linguistics
- Language contact and language shift
- Language socialisation
- Multimodal communication
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Tutor / Associate Lecturer, Macquarie University
Tutor / Associate Lecturer, University of New South Wales
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The making of multi-unit turns: A spring-loaded door
Gardner, R., Blythe, J., Mushin, I., Stirling, L., Dahmen, J., de Dear, C. & Possemato, F., Oct 2025, Amsterdam; Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. 377 p. (Studies in Language and Social Interaction (SLSI); vol. 38)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Child-directed speech in Ku Waru and Nungon (Papua New Guinea)
Sarvasy, H., Rumsey, A., Dahmen, J., Onga, J. & Yam, S., 15 Jul 2025, In: Language Development Research. 5, 3, p. 191-244 54 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Calibrating recipiency through pronominal reference
Dahmen, J. & Blythe, J., Dec 2022, In: Interactional Linguistics. 2, 2, p. 190-224Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards an interactional grammar of interjections: Expressing compassion in four Australian languages
Mushin, I., Blythe, J., Dahmen, J., de Dear, C., Gardner, R., Possemato, F. & Stirling, L., 2023, In: Australian Journal of Linguistics. 43, 2, p. 158-189 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bilingual speech in Jaru–Kriol conversations: Codeswitching, codemixing, and grammatical fusion
Dahmen, J., Apr 2022, In: International Journal of Bilingualism. 26, 2, p. 198-226 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus)