Professor Roly Sussex
Professor Roly Sussex

BA MA (Canterbury), PhD (London)

Emeritus Professor of Applied Language Studies

Email: r.sussex@uq.edu.au

Major areas of interest
  • Applied Linguistics.
  • English in Australia and more widely, especially the Americanization of Australian English.
  • The linguistics of the major European languages, especially French, German and Spanish, particularly in contrast with English.
  • Community languages, their maintenance and survival, especially Slavic.
  • Intercultural communication.
  • The interaction of information technology with language learning and teaching.
  • The Internet and intellectual cultures.
  • Intelligent learning systems.
  • Information technology and research.
  • Typology of the modern Slavic languages, with special reference to Russian and Polish.
Public talks
  • "Changing Forms of Address in Australian English", Kenmore View Club, February 2005
  • "Address and Informality in Australian English", St Lucia Probus Club, February 2005
Other activities and service
  • Language talkback radio on Queensland, Tasmania, Northern Territory and South Australia ABC regional stations 

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