established a typology of classifiers and worked out parameters for the typology of evidentials as grammatical markers of information sources. In addition, she authored a comprehensive grammar of Warekena and of Tariana, both Arawak languages, in addition to a Tariana–Portuguese dictionary (available online). Awards and honors Aikhenvald was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1999. In 2012, she was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship. Publications Non-canonical marking of subjects and objects, 2001 Areal diffusion and genetic inheritance : problems in comparative linguistics, 2001 Evidentiality, 2004 The Manambu language of East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 2008 Imperatives and commands, 2010 References External links A.Y. Aikhenvald's page at JCU; includes CV Sasha (Alexandra) Aikhenvald's Linguistics Research - Dr. Aikhenvald's own site For want of a word - New Scientist magazine interview Telling the Truth in Tariana - ABC radio documentary transcript Linguists from Russia Russian Jews Australian Jews Linguists from Australia Australian people of Russian-Jewish descent Soviet emigrants to Australia Living people La Trobe University faculty James Cook University faculty Australian National University faculty Linguists of Papuan languages Linguists of Sepik languages Linguists of Arawakan languages Linguists of Anatolian languages Paleolinguists Women linguists 1957 births Linguists of indigenous languages of South America Australian women academics Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities