Podcast episode 62: Peter Austin

In this interview, we talk to Peter Austin about his career in field linguistics and the history of language documentation in Australia, in particular how the role of Indigenous community members has changed over the past 50 years. Preparing Diyari language materials, Port Augusta, May 2024 (Reggie Warren, Peter Austin, Michelle Warren, late Rene Warren) " data-large-file="https://hiphilangsci.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/austin_fieldwork_2024-05_cropped-e1783078130210.jpg?w=605" src="https://hiphilangsci.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/austin_fieldwork_2024-05_cropped-e1783078130210.jpg" alt="Preparing Diyari language materials, Port Augusta, May 2024 (Reggie Warren, Peter Austin, Michelle Warren, late Rene Warren)" class="wp-image-9794" />Preparing Diyari language materials, Port Augusta, May 2024 (Reggie Warren, Peter Austin, Michelle Warren, late Rene Warren) Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 62 Austin, Peter K. 2025. Adding value to legacy linguistic fieldnotes: an Australian case study. Submitted to SOAS Working Papers in Linguistics. Dobrin, Lise , Peter K. Austin and David Nathan. 2009. Dying to be counted: the commodification of endangered languages in documentary linguistics. Language Documentation and Description 6, 37-52. Dobrin, Lise and Saul Schwartz. 2022. The social lives of linguistic legacy materials. Language Documentation and Description 21, 1-36. Peter Austin’s website: https://peterkaustin.com/projects/