Projects per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Linguistics, PhD, The University of Edinburgh
Linguistics, MLitt, The University of Edinburgh
External positions
Honorary Associate Prof, The University of Queensland
2011 → …Keywords
- pragmatics
- semantics
- history of linguistics
Projects 2010 2018
- 2 Finished
The Cultural Model of Ageing in Australian English
Burridge, K., Allan, K. & Sharifian, F.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
2/01/14 → 12/10/18
Project: Research
Repetitions which are not repetitions: The non-redundant nature of taughtological compounds
Benczes, R. & Allan, K.
The Group of Eight Limited, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International)
1/01/10 → 31/12/11
Project: Research
Research Output 1981 2019
Religious and ideologically motivated taboos
Allan, K., 2019, The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language. Allan, K. (ed.). 1st ed. Oxford UK: Oxford University Press, p. 248-263 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Taboo words and language: an overview
Allan, K., 2019, The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language. Allan, K. (ed.). 1st ed. Oxford UK: Oxford University Press, p. 1-27 27 p. (Oxford Handbooks in Linguistics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Getting a grip on context as a determinant of meaning
Allan, K., 2018, Further Advances in Pragmatics and Philosophy: Part 1 From Theory to Practice. Capone, A., Carapezza, M. & Lo Piparo, F. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland : Springer, p. 177-201 25 p. (Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology; vol. 18).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Old Age Revolution in Australian English: Rethinking a taboo concept
Benczes, R. A., Burridge, K., Allan, K. & Sharifian, F., 2018, Linguistic Taboo Revisited: Novel Insights from Cognitive Perspectives. Pedraza, A. (ed.). Berlin Germany: Walter de Gruyter, Vol. 61. p. 99-116 17 p. (Cognitive Linguistics Research).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language
Allan, K. (ed.), 2018, Abingdon Oxon UK: Oxford University Press. 464 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › Other › peer-review
Activities 2007 2007
- 1 Editorial responsibility
Australian Journal of Linguistics (Journal)
Keith Allan (Editor in chief)2007 → 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility