The Sydney Language

The Sydney Language
Author: Jakelin Troy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2019
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781925302868

English to Sydney language wordlist in semantic domains; notes on Sydney contact history, documentation of Sydney language, orthography, phonotactics and grammatical notes.

Macquarie Aboriginal Words

Macquarie Aboriginal Words
Author: Macquarie Dictionary
Publisher: Macquarie
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1760789747

Macquarie Aboriginal Words is a dictionary of words from a selection of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. This ebook covers the languages of Diyari & Kaurna from South Australia. For each language, the following information is provided: · a brief history of the language · points on the grammar, spelling and pronunciation · an extensive wordlist organised by categories, such as animals, body parts, kin relationships, placenames, etc. · a dual index, i.e. English to Language and Language to English This ebook series is based on Macquarie Aboriginal Words originally published in print in 1994. The sheer diversity of indigenous languages in Australia must be close to the greatest and richest component of this country's national cultural heritage ... This book is much needed, as it gives a sense of the richness of a heritage which is disappearing in many areas of the country. NOEL PEARSON

Macquarie Aboriginal Words

Macquarie Aboriginal Words
Author: Macquarie Dictionary
Publisher: Macquarie
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2021-12-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1761260820

Macquarie Aboriginal Words is a dictionary of words from a selection of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. This ebook covers the languages of Bundjalung, The Sydney Language and Wiradjuri from New South Wales. For each language, the following information is provided: · a brief history of the language · points on the grammar, spelling and pronunciation · an extensive wordlist organised by categories, such as animals, body parts, kin relationships, placenames, etc. · a dual index, i.e. English to Language and Language to English This ebook series is based on Macquarie Aboriginal Words originally published in print in 1994. The sheer diversity of indigenous languages in Australia must be close to the greatest and richest component of this country's national cultural heritage ... This book is much needed, as it gives a sense of the richness of a heritage which is disappearing in many areas of the country. NOEL PEARSON

English in Australia

English in Australia
Author: David Blair
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9789027248848

This unique collection fills a ten-year gap in studies on the nature of Australian English, and it is the first to deal exclusively with varieties of English on the Australian continent. The book contains chapters on the phonology, morphology, syntax and the lexicon of the dialect, and chapters on variation within the dialect that include Aboriginal and ethnic varieties as well as regional and generational differences with a focus on questions of Australian identity and intercultural relations. With selected contributions by Australia's leading linguists this volume records the most recent developments in the study of English within Australia.

Cultural Competence and the Higher Education Sector

Cultural Competence and the Higher Education Sector
Author: Jack Frawley
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2020-06-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811553629

This open access book explores cultural competence in the higher education sector from multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives. It addresses cultural competence in terms of leadership and the role of the higher education sector in cultural competence policy and practice. Drawing on lessons learned, current research and emerging evidence, the book examines various innovative approaches and strategies that incorporate Indigenous knowledge and practices into the development and implementation of cultural competence, and considers the most effective approaches for supporting cultural competence in the higher education sector. This book will appeal to researchers, scholars, policy-makers, practitioners and general readers interested in cultural competence policy and practice.

Multilingual Sydney

Multilingual Sydney
Author: Alice Chik
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780815379546

Through a selection of 18 multidisciplinary case studies on multilingualism in Sydney, Australia, this book examines how multilingualism permeates institutional and everyday practice in the city, raising important questions about what a 'multilingual city' can and should be.

Languages of Sydney

Languages of Sydney
Author: Alice Chik
Publisher: Candlin & Mynard Epublishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2018-11-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780463438664

The project showcased in this book examines beliefs, values and meanings regarding language learning and linguistic identity. Initial teacher education students map language experiences to body silhouettes and to record, through narratives, how their attitudes and perceptions are affected by their own language and cultural background.

Community Languages

Community Languages
Author: Michael G. Clyne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1991
Genre: Australia
ISBN: 9780521397292

Without even considering the 150 Aboriginal languages still spoken, Australia has an unparalleled mix of languages other than English in common usage, languages often described by the term 'community'. Drawing on census data and other statistics, this book addresses the current suitation of community languages in Australia, analysing which are spoken, by whom, and whereabouts. It focuses on three main issues: how languages other than English are maintained in an English speaking environment, how the structure of the languages themselves changes over time, and how the government has responded to such ethnolinguistic diversity. At a time of unprecedented awareness of these languages within society and a realisation of the importance of mutlilingualism in business, this book makes a significant contribution to understanding the role of community languages in shaping the future of Australian society.

Re-awakening Languages

Re-awakening Languages
Author: John Hobson
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2018-08-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 174332099X

The Indigenous languages of Australia have been undergoing a renaissance over recent decades. Many languages that had long ceased to be heard in public and consequently deemed 'dead' or 'extinct', have begun to emerge. Geographically and linguistically isolated, revitalisers of Indigenous Australian languages have often struggled to find guidance for their circumstances, unaware of the others walking a similar path. In this context Re-awakening Languages seeks to provide the first comprehensive snapshot of the actions and aspirations of Indigenous people and their supporters for the revitalisation of Australian languages in the 21st century. The contributions to this volume describe the satisfactions and tensions of this ongoing struggle. They also draw attention to the need for effective planning and strong advocacy at the highest political and administrative levels, if language revitalisation in Australia is to be successful and people's efforts are to have longevity.

Aboriginal Sydney

Aboriginal Sydney
Author: Melinda Hinkson
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0855757124

The popular first edition established itself as both authoritative and informative; it is both a guide book and an alternative social history, told through precincts of significance to the city’s Indigenous people. The sites within the precincts, and their accompanying stories and photographs, evoke Sydney’s ancient past, and allow us all to celebrate the living Aboriginal culture of today. Now available as a phone app from iTunes or Google Play: http://bit.ly/16s9zI0