Category Archives: Community

WHEN THE PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS A DYING (ABORIGINAL) LANGUAGE

Posted on May 18, 2018 by ling366

The main premise of this post is that language maintenance and language loss are influenced by POLITICS or the STRUGGLE for POWER. What does it mean when the country’s highest elected official speaks a dying Aboriginal language on very significant … Continue reading →

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The FUTURE of ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES in AUSTRALIA

Posted on May 18, 2018 by ling366

I believe that Ling 366 is a unit that does not only focus on Aboriginal Languages per se; it is also one that investigates the precarious status of said languages in Australia. In the course of my study for this … Continue reading →

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Yumplatok: “Our Talk” is not broken

Posted on May 18, 2018 by ling366

Torres Strait Creole emerged when Pidgin English was brought north following European colonization. Although Australian Creoles were born out of a necessity for communication with settlers, their status as complete and complex languages has not been recognized until relatively recently. … Continue reading →

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Maintaining Arrernte – A Place For Language

Posted on May 3, 2018 by ling366

https://www.apmere-angkentye-kenhe.com/ Hi everyone, The website, Apmere Angkentye-kenhe or, in English, ‘a place for language’, is a resource for those interested in learning Central/Eastern Arrernte, a language spoken in Central Australia. It is a telling source for those studying Australian language … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Gunditjmara language alive

Posted on September 4, 2016 by ling366

In Victoria, there is not much happening in regards to preserving Indigenous languages as most of them became extinct when the Europeans invaded. With that said, it is quite inspiring to hear and read about a musician named Corey Theatre … Continue reading →

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Teaching Indigenous Languages in primary schools

Posted on August 9, 2016 by ling366

Hi everyone, I thought I’d share these news articles which relate how some primary schools have introduce their local Indigenous language and is taught to all children of the school and town. Even though Indigenous Language in Education is in … Continue reading →

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Yuwaalaraay gaay- Gamilaraay garay

Posted on August 7, 2016 by ling366

Throughout my studies of this unit I have found that the school I am currently working at as an SLSO (Walgett Community College- Primary School) to provide me with a wealth of knowledge and resources relating to the language spoken … Continue reading →

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Learn Yugambeh – on your iOS device!

Posted on September 22, 2014 by ling366

History was made when the Yugambeh language learning app was launched in 2013 by the Yugambeh Museum, Language and Heritage Research Centre.  It features over 1000 words and phrases collected from John Allen (Bulam), a Wangerriburra man, who spoke the … Continue reading →

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Australian Bureau of Statistics: Indigenous Languages

Posted on July 31, 2014 by ling366

Statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics looking at Australia’s Indigenous Languages Continue reading →

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Palawa Kani in the news

Posted on July 6, 2012 by australianlanguages

Happy NAIDOC week everyone! I hope you’ve had a great week of celebrations which will continue over the weekend. Before I head down to town for the local NAIDOC week march I would like to share a few links about … Continue reading →

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