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1 online resource (viii, 389 pages) |
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Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs, 1861-4302 ; 179 |
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Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 179. 1861-4302
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- List of Authors -- Gerhard Leitner and Ian G. Malcolm -- Introduction -- 1. Background, motivation and goal -- 2. Survey of past research -- 3. Content, structure and scope of the book -- References -- Harold Koch -- An Overview of Australian Traditional Languages -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History of research -- 3. Historical relations among the Australian languages -- 4. Typology of Australian languages -- 5. Aboriginal traditional languages in a changing habitat: exemplified by placenames -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Michael Christie -- Yolngu Language Habitat: Ecology, Identity and Law in an Aboriginal Society -- 1. Feet and bones -- 2. Spring water and ashes -- 3. Nests -- 4. Strings -- 5. Bread -- 6. Hunting -- 7. Lagoons -- 8. Performance -- 9. Nexus -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Michael Walsh -- Indigenous languages: Transitions from the past to the present -- 1. The state of traditional Aboriginal languages today -- 2. Measuring language vitality |
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3. The Wadeye (Port Keats) area as a case study -- 4. Factors contributing to language loss -- 5. Competition between Aboriginal languages -- 6. Stages of language loss -- 7. Loss of language = loss of culture? -- 8. New languages -- 9. New uses for traditional Aboriginal languages -- 10. New life for traditional Aboriginal languages -- 11. Information Sources on Traditional Aboriginal Languages -- 12. The future -- References -- Graham McKay -- Language maintenance, shift -- and planning -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The maintenance of Indigenous languages in Australia -- 3. Indigenous languages in education -- 4. Indigenous people in the courts -- 5. National language policy developments -- 6. Funding programs for Indigenous languages -- 7. Significant but scattered policy and planning initiatives -- 8. Ownership and copyright for Aboriginal people in language maintenance -- 9. Conclusion -- References -- John Harris -- Linguistic Responses to Contact: Pidgins and Creoles |
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1. Languages in Contact -- 2. Pre-European language contact within Australia -- 3. Language contacts with South-east Asia -- 4. Colonization by the English language -- 5. The NSW English Pidgin -- 6. Northern Territory Pidgin English -- 7. Northern Territory Kriol -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Ian G. Malcolm and Ellen Grote -- Aboriginal English: Restructured Variety for Cultural Maintenance -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Aboriginal English: A distinctive variety -- 3. English restructured for the Indigenous habitat -- 4. Functions of Aboriginal English -- 5. Regional, social, and stylistic variation of Aboriginal English -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Farzad Sharifian -- Aboriginal Language Habitat and Cultural Continuity -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cultural conceptualizations -- 3. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Gerhard Leitner -- The Aboriginal contribution to Australia's language habitat -- 1. A habitat approach to contact and its implications |
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2. The social history of language contact -- 3. The Aboriginal impact on AusE and mAusE -- 4. Exploiting Australia's language resources -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Gary Partington and Ann Galloway -- Issues and Policies in School Education -- 1. The multiple obstacles to success for Indigenous students -- 2. Historical factors influencing the pattern of Indigenous education -- 3. Policies influencing the pattern of Indigenous education -- 4. Social factors influencing the pattern of Indigenous education -- 5. School factors influencing the pattern of Indigenous education -- 6. Improving outcomes -- 7. TAFE initiatives for Indigenous school students -- 8. Teacher education -- 9. Indigenous teachers and support staff -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Ian G. Malcolm and Patricia Königsberg -- Bridging the Language Gap in Education -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The gap between Indigenous and mainstream speech communities |
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3. Educational policy and the gap in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal performance -- 4. Approaches to bridging the educational gap -- 5. The contrasting agendas of diversity and the dominant culture -- 6. Conclusion: Bridging the gap -- References -- Diana Eades -- Aboriginal English in the Criminal Justice System -- 1. Aboriginal participation in the legal system -- 2. Aboriginal English and fabricated confessions -- 3. Intercultural communication in the legal process -- 4. Intercultural communication awareness and the delivery of justice? -- 5. Conclusion -- 6. Cases cited -- References -- Rob Amery -- Aboriginal Language Habitat in Research and Tertiary Education -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Aboriginal language as the object of research -- 3. Shifting focus of research -- 4. Research ethics -- 5. The teaching of Aboriginal languages within the tertiary sector -- 6. Web-based resources -- 7. Ownership of Course Materials -- 8. Batchelor Indigenous Institute of Tertiary Education -- 9. 2006 Pilot Indigenous Language Teacher Fellowships -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Web -- International Web Sites -- Terry Ngarritjan-Kessaris and Linda Ford -- Tyikim/Blekbala Perspectives on Language -- Terry -- Linda -- 1. Linda -- 2. Wuwa ngung -- 3. Tyikim/Blekbala perspectives on Indigenous research -- 4. Terry -- 5. Tjykim/Blekbala reflections on experiences and current issues -- References -- Name and Author Index -- Subject Index |
| Summary |
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 |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Australian languages -- History
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Pidgin English -- Australia
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Aboriginal Australians -- Education
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Languages in contact -- Australia
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Yolngu languages (NT SD53)
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Language -- Maintenance
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Language -- Kriol
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Language -- English -- Aboriginal English
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Education -- Policy and administration
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Law -- Legal system
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Education -- Language -- Indigenous languages
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Oceanic & Australian Languages.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Education.
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Australian languages.
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Languages in contact.
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Pidgin English.
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Aborigines.
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Australische talen.
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Pidgintalen.
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Taalcontact.
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Wadeye -- Port Keats (Daly River NT Top End SD52-11)
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Australia.
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Australië.
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Australische Sprachen.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Leitner, Gerhard
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Malcolm, Ian G
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| ISBN |
3110197847 |
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9783110197846 |
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1282194208 |
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9781282194205 |
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9786612194207 |
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6612194200 |
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