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Author | : R. M. W. Dixon |
Publisher | : Allen & Unwin |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2019-07-01 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1760871532 |
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'A must read for all who would like to understand the languages and culture of Indigenous Australians.' Dr Ernie Grant, Elder of the Jirrbal nation When Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay, about 250 distinct languages were spoken across the continent. Yet Australian Indigenous languages actually share many common features. Bob Dixon has been working with elders to research Australian languages for half a century, and he draws on this deep experience to outline the common features. He provides a straightforward introduction to the sounds, word building, and wide-ranging vocabulary of Indigenous languages, and highlights distinctive grammatical features. He explains how language is related to culture, including kinship relationships, gender systems, and naming conventions. With examples from over 30 languages and anecdotes illustrating language use, and avoiding technical terms, Australia's Original Languages is the indispensable starting point for anyone interested in learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait languages. 'Written in an accessible, easy to read style, Professor Dixon's new book is an informative and entertaining introduction to Australia's "original" languages.' Dr Joe Blythe, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University
Author | : R. M. W. Dixon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781760875237 |
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An introduction to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait languages that explains their distinctive features accessibly for readers who have no previous experience with learning another language, and shows how language reflects traditional culture.
Author | : R. M. W. Dixon |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 2011-01-20 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1108017851 |
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This ground-breaking 1980 study of over 200 Australian languages is still valuable, especially for its non-technical opening chapters.
Author | : Suzanne Romaine |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780521339834 |
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Linguists and non-linguists will find in this volume a guide and reference source to the rich linguistic heritage of Australia.
Author | : Felicity Meakins |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2016-04-11 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1501501038 |
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Felicity Meakins was awarded the Kenneth L. Hale Award 2021 by the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) for outstanding work on the documentation of endangered languages Australia is known for its linguistic diversity and extensive contact between languages. This edited volume is the first dedicated to language contact in Australia since colonisation, marking a new era of linguistic work, and contributing new data to theoretical discussions on contact languages and language contact processes. It provides explanations for contemporary contact processes in Australia and much-needed descriptions of contact languages, including pidgins, creoles, mixed languages, contact varieties of English, and restructured Indigenous languages. Analyses of complex and dynamic processes are informed by rich sociolinguistic description.
Author | : R. M. W. Dixon |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 780 |
Release | : 2002-11-14 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 0521473780 |
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Professor Dixon presents a comprehensive study of the indigenous languages of Australia.
Author | : David Nash |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
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This volume has its origin in a workshop on Linguistic Issues in Native Title held at the University of Western Australia on 2 October 1999.
Author | : Harold Koch |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2014-08-19 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110395126 |
Download The Languages and Linguistics of Australia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Languages and Linguistics of Australia: A Comprehensive Guide is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of the continents of the world. The volume provides a thorough overview of Australian languages, including their linguistic structures, their genetic relationships, and issues of language maintenance and revitalisation. Australian English, Aboriginal English and other contact varieties are also discussed.
Author | : James William Wafer |
Publisher | : Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Cooperative |
Total Pages | : 872 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
Download A Handbook of Aboriginal Languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Gerhard Leitner |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9783110190793 |
Download The Habitat of Australia's Aboriginal Languages Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The book looks at Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and explores the changing habitat of languages from pre-colonial times to the present. The contributions treat the languages from a structural and functional linguistic perspective, ..