Rosey Billington

Dr Rosey Billington is a Lecturer in Linguistics at the Australian National University (ANU), affiliated with the School of Literature, Languages & Linguistics within the College of Arts and Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Melbourne and a BA (Hons) in Linguistics from Monash University. Her research focuses on experimental phonetics, language documentation, and sociophonetic variation in Pacific, African, and Australian languages. She has conducted extensive work on Nafsan (Vanuatu), Lopit (South Sudan), and Australian English dialects.

Education:

• PhD in Linguistics, University of Melbourne
• BA (Hons) in Linguistics, Monash University

Research Interests:

• Phonetics and phonology of Oceanic languages
• Language documentation and preservation
• Sociophonetics of English in Australia/Pacific
• Creole languages and language contact
• Phonetic typology and articulatory features

Advising & Grants:

• Current supervisees: Shubo Li (PhD), Thomas Powell-Davies (PhD), Saurabh Nath (PhD), Amani Salman (PhD)
• Past supervisees: Naijing Liu (PhD), Yuchen Li (Honours), etc.
• Project: Strengthening Foundations in Linguistics Learning & Teaching (2023-2024)

Labs & Affiliations:

• Former affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (Melbourne)
• Collaborations: University of Melbourne Phonetics Lab, Research Unit for Indigenous Language