Peter Austin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Australian National University (BA, PhD) |
| Thesis | A grammar of the Diyari language of north-east South Australia (1978) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguist |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | SOAS University of London |
Peter Kenneth Austin, often cited as Peter K. Austin, is an Australian linguist, widely published in the fields of language documentation, syntax, linguistic typology and in particular, endangered languages and language revitalisation. After a long academic career in Australia, Hong Kong, the US, Japan, Germany and the UK, Austin is emeritus professor at SOAS University of London since retiring in December 2018.