Dr Amanda Laugesen
Position: Director Australian National Dictionary Centre
School and/or Centres: ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
Email: amanda.laugesen@anu.edu.au
Researcher profile: https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/laugesen-apk
- Australian English
- Australian history
- Language and linguistics
- Australian social and cultural history of war
- Soldiers’ memoirs
- Soldier and veteran-authored magazines
- The experience of reading and entertainment during war
- The history of Australian English, especially the lexicon
- New words/language/issues to do with language usage