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Author Arthur, J. M. (Jay Mary), 1946-

Title Aboriginal English : a cultural study / Jay Arthur
Published Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1996

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 W'PONDS  427.99403 Art/Aea  AVAILABLE
 MELB  427.99403 Art/Aea  AVAILABLE
Description 264 p. ; 22 cm
Summary Introduction describes history of Aboriginal English, its phonology and relationship to Aboriginal languages; dictionary is arranged in semantic domains; traditional culture and law, kin terms, social interaction, relationship to country, experience of colonisation, colonisers and pastoral industry terms, linguistic usages and concepts of modern indigenous Australia
Analysis Aborigines
Australian English
Aboriginal culture
Dictionaries
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography
Notes Also issued online
Subject Aborigines, Australian -- Languages -- Dictionaries
Aboriginal Australian English -- Dictionaries
Aborigines, Australian -- Social life and customs
Australian Aborigines -- Languages -- Dictionaries
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Influence on English
Kriol language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Kriol language.
English language -- Dialects -- Australia -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Kriol language -- Dictionaries
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages.
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Dictionaries
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.
English language -- Dialects -- Australia -- Dictionaries
Kriol language.
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages.
Language - English - Aboriginal English
Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms
Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry
Language - Linguistics - Phonology and phonetics
Language - Semantics
Language - Vocabulary - Human classification
Anglais (langue) -- Dialectes -- Australie -- Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc.
Langues australiennes -- Influence sur l'anglais.
Krio (langue) -- Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc.
English language -- Dialects.
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.
Kriol / Creole language P1
Australia
Englisch.
Aborigines.
Australia.
Genre/Form Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
LC no. 97153527
ISBN 0195540182