ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː hiː bɪkˌeɪm faʊndˈeɪʃən pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ æɾ ˈiːdɪθ kˈaʊən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn pˈɜːθ, wˈɛstɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.
In 1992 he became Foundation Professor of English at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia.