William Foley

Professor William Foley

  • Post Nominals: FAHA
  • Fellow Type: Fellow
  • Elected to the Academy: 1989
  • Section(s): Linguistics, Asian Studies

Biography

Professor Foley has published extensively in the area of syntactic theory from a lexicalist approach and the role of semantics in syntax. His main area of specialisation is the usefulness of modern syntactic theories and he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. Professor Foley also works in the area of anthropological linguistics.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.