John W. Harris | |
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Education | University of Queensland (PhD) |
Awards | Lambeth Degree |
Scientific career | |
Fields | linguistics, Bible translation |
Institutions | Darwin Institute of Technology (now Charles Darwin University) |
Thesis | Language contact, Pidgins and the rise of Kriol in the Northern Territory: historical and theoretical perspectives (1986) |
Academic advisors | Bruce Rigsby, John Sandefur |
John W. Harris is an Australian Bible translator and linguist known for his works on aboriginal Christianity and creoles. [1] [2] [3] He is one of the first scholars who provided a detailed account of Australian creoles. [4] In 1986, he was Senior Lecturer in Education at Darwin Institute of Technology. [5] [6] He received a Lambeth Degree from the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2010. [7] [8]