The Habitat of Australia's Aboriginal Languages
Past, Present and Future
Ed. by Leitner, Gerhard / Malcolm, Ian G.
Series:Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] 179
Table of Contents
- Frontmatter
- Table of contents
- Introduction
- An overview of Australian traditional languages
- Yolngu language habitat: Ecology, identity and law in an Aboriginal society
- Indigenous languages: Transitions from the past to the present
- Language maintenance, shift – and planning
- Linguistic responses to contact: Pidgins and creoles
- Aboriginal English: Restructured variety for cultural maintenance
- Aboriginal language habitat and cultural continuity
- The Aboriginal contribution to Australia’s language habitat
- Issues and policies in school education
- Bridging the language gap in education
- Aboriginal English in the criminal justice system
- Aboriginal language habitat in research and tertiary education
- Tyikim/Blekbala perspectives on language
- Backmatter
Language maintenance, shift – and planning
McKay, Graham
Citation Information
The Habitat of Australia's Aboriginal Languages
Past, Present and Future
Edited by Leitner, Gerhard / Malcolm, Ian G.
Mouton de Gruyter
2007
Pages: 101-130
eBook ISBN: 9783110197846
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