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Searching For Aboriginal Languages
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Author : R. M. W. Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-02-17
Searching For Aboriginal Languages written by R. M. W. Dixon and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-17 with Foreign Language Study categories.
A fascinating account of fieldwork on endangered Aboriginal languages in the tropical rainforest of Queensland during the 1960s.
Searching For Aboriginal Languages
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Author : Robert M. W. Dixon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Searching For Aboriginal Languages written by Robert M. W. Dixon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Australian languages categories.
Searching For Aboriginal Languages
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Author : Bob Dixon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 19??
Searching For Aboriginal Languages written by Bob Dixon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 19?? with categories.
Paper And Talk
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
Release Date : 1995
Paper And Talk written by and has been published by Aboriginal Studies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Foreign Language Study categories.
An excellent introduction to the complicated issues of language reconstruction, this concise guide explores languages that are no longer spoken or those that are spoken by only a few people. Each contributor works through some of the complex issues vital to language workers in an accessible, easy-to-read style, and exercises throughout the book provide immediate ways to put the ideas into practice and experience the rewards and frustrations of this kind of language work.
Words Of Our Country
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Author : Robert M. W. Dixon
language : en
Publisher: University of Queensland Press(Australia)
Release Date : 1991
Words Of Our Country written by Robert M. W. Dixon and has been published by University of Queensland Press(Australia) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Foreign Language Study categories.
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Words Of Our Country
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Author : Robert Dixon
language : en
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Release Date : 2014-06-01
Words Of Our Country written by Robert Dixon and has been published by University of Queensland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book explores an Aboriginal lifestyle through its words.For many thousands of years the Yidiny language was spoken by the Aborigines of the Cairns-Atherton Tablelands region. Today the people and the words are all but extinct. Here, in tracking this sophisticated language, linguist R.M.W. (Bob) Dixon records its last speakers.The language and way of life are illustrated by twenty-four stories in both Yidiny and English translation. Aboriginal place names are listed along with their origins, and the book includes a clearly organised vocabulary of words, and Yidiny and English indexes.The vocabulary is ordered into fields of meaning (such as parts of the body, kin terms, animals, and verbs of motion) and is cross-referenced to specific words in the story section.The book provides vital information on the history of the region, dialect differences and the extraordinary "mother-in-law" language which distinguished this ancient and rich culture.
Indigenous Languages
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Author : C.J. White
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Indigenous Languages written by C.J. White and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Aboriginal Australians categories.
Prior to European colonisation, there were as many as 600 Indigenous languages present in Australia. Many languages have since been lost due to the displacement and massacre of many Indigenous people. This book looks at the origins of Australia's Indigenous languages, their usage today, and the formation of Creole languages in recent times. There was not an Aboriginal language but a continent of languages and dialects. The actual number is in the hundreds but today there are still distinguishing words that separate the peoples of the continent. This comprehensive teacher resource covers the following: - Background to Language -- Communication - what is it? -- Communication - the development of society and culture by means of communicating -- Communication - the importance of language forms. - Language -- The importance of language and its effect on people and culture -- Historical aspects of aboriginal languages -- The commonality and differences of aboriginal languages -- Differences and isolation causing unique languages to form -- Examples of aboriginal languages. - Colonising and Aboriginal Languages -- Outcomes of moving aboriginal peoples -- The imposition of English as the means of communication -- The use of Aboriginal words in the English vocabulary -- Aboriginal place names. - Modern Aboriginal Languages -- Creole and its development -- The maintenance of Aboriginal languages. A fascinating look and introduction to a comprehensive aspect of Aboriginal culture and identification. By studying this teacher resource students will have a better understanding of not only the Aboriginal but their language roots.
The Habitat Of Australia S Aboriginal Languages
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Author : Gerhard Leitner
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2008-08-22
The Habitat Of Australia S Aboriginal Languages written by Gerhard Leitner and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The languages of Aboriginal Australians have attracted a considerable amount of interest among scholars from such diverse fields as linguistics, political studies, archaeology or social history. As a result, there is a large number of studies on a variety of issues to do with Aboriginal Australian languages and the social contexts in which they are used. There is, however, no integrative reader that is easily accessible to the non-specialist in any of the areas concerned. The collection edited by Leitner and Malcolm fills this gap. Looking at Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and their changing habitats from pre-colonial times to the present, the book covers languages from a structural and functional linguistic perspective, moves on to the issue of cultural maintenance and then turns to language policy, planning and the educational and legal dimensions. Among the many themes discussed are: the social and linguistic history of language contact after 1788 (including the Macassans); the demographic base of indigenous languages; traditional indigenous languages; results of language contact such as the modification of traditional languages and the rise of contact languages (pidgins, creoles, esp. Kriol, Torres Strait Creole, and Aboriginal English); the impact of the Aboriginal languages on mainstream Australian English; maintenance, shift, revival and documentation of indigenous and contact languages; language planning; language in education; language in the media; language in the law courts. The contributors are leading experts in their fields. The book can serve as a reader for university courses but also as a state-of-the-art work and resource for specialists like applied linguists or educational planners.
A Handbook Of Aboriginal Languages Of New South Wales And The Australian Capital Territory
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Author : James William Wafer
language : en
Publisher: Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Cooperative
Release Date : 2008
A Handbook Of Aboriginal Languages Of New South Wales And The Australian Capital Territory written by James William Wafer and has been published by Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Cooperative this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The handbook is a guide to Aboriginal languages, with illustrative vocabularies. It is divided into two parts: the first part, which includes maps, is a survey of the Indigenous languages of NSW and the ACT, giving information about dialects, locations, and resources available for language revitalisation; the second part provides word-lists in practical spelling for 42 distinct language varieties. There is also useful information on contact languages, sign languages and kinship classification, as well as an appendix on placenames. The handbook is a valuable reference and educational resource, useful to Aboriginal people who want to revitalise their language.
Aboriginal Languages Of Australia
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language : en
Publisher:
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Aboriginal Languages Of Australia written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Aboriginal Australians categories.
Presents a directory of Web resources on Australian indigenous languages. Allows users to search for resources via language, state, or category. Links to texts, sound files, libraries, educational resources, dictionaries, and other sites.
