Bonnie McLean

PhD student in General Linguistics at Department of Linguistics and Philology

E-mail:: bonnie.mclean@lingfil.uu.se
Visiting address:: Engelska parken
Thunbergsvägen 3H
Postal address:: Box 635
751 26 UPPSALA

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Short presentation

My PhD project combines phylogenetic and experimental methods to explore the roles of iconicity (resemblance between form and meaning) in language evolution. I specialise in the Japonic (Japanese and Ryukyuan) languages, but most of my research has a comparative perspective. You can find out more about my research on my personal website: www.bonniemclean.net

Keywords

iconicity
ideophones
japonic
language change
language evolution

Biography

Before starting my PhD, I completed an Honours Degree in Linguistics at The Australian National University.