▁on ▁the ▁rev ital ization ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Australian ▁languages . ▁She ▁has ▁documented ▁changes ▁in ▁contemporary ▁speech , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁expression ▁Yeah , ▁no ▁which ▁is ▁becoming ▁more ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Fl ore y ▁received ▁her ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁Her ▁lingu istic ▁field work ▁experience ▁focus es ▁on ▁end anger ed ▁Aust ron esian ▁languages ▁of ▁Central ▁Mal u ku , ▁eastern ▁Indones ia , ▁and ▁Australian ▁languages ▁of ▁the ▁Pil bara ▁region ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Resource ▁Network ▁for ▁L ingu istic ▁D iversity ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁Document ing ▁and ▁Rev ital ising ▁Ind igen ous ▁L anguages ▁Training ▁Program , ▁which ▁has ▁reached ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁Australian ▁communities . ▁She ▁contributed ▁to ▁international ▁training ▁work sh ops , ▁including ▁In Field : ▁Institute ▁on ▁Field ▁L ingu istics ▁and ▁Language ▁Document ation ▁( 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ), ▁Co L ang : ▁Institute ▁on ▁Coll abor ative ▁Language ▁Research ▁( 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ind igen ous ▁L anguages ▁and ▁Liter acy ▁Institute ▁( 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁co - direct or ▁( 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 1 2