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WHEN THE PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS A DYING (ABORIGINAL) LANGUAGE
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
The FUTURE of ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES in AUSTRALIA
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
Yumplatok: “Our Talk” is not broken
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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Language Loss In the Eora Nation
In topic 5 it looks at language loss in the Indigenous Circle. When we look at Australia, one Aboriginal tribe that was almost extinct from the start of the British landing in what we now call Sydney. The first … Continue reading
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Speaking Our Way – A Multi-language Dictionary of NSW Northern Tablelands Languages
Around two years ago I was, in the course of a work project, given a book by a lady associated with UNE’s Oorala centre – this book was called Speaking Our Way and is essentially a dictionary of local (Banbai, … Continue reading
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Keeping language strong through song.
For my contribution I would like to revisit a particular aspect of language maintenance and awareness that I mentioned in my self introduction at the beginning of the term. I am a strong believer in the impact of popular music … Continue reading
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Reclaiming the Indigenous Languages of Victoria
In line with many other recent posts, this one draws on Language Maintenance and Revival. I read a post by Felicity Meakins some weeks ago, which outlined the lack of knowledge of Indigenous Languages of the general Australian population. Surprisingly, … Continue reading
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Reawakening Australia’s Aboriginal Languages (Youtube clip) and AIATSIS
Find attached two resources, primarily for Educators and Teachers. The first resource is a youtube clip, “Reawakening Australia’s Aboriginal languages”. I have selected this resource as it shows a successful program in a Western Sydney school which is teaching both … Continue reading
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Resurrection of language is a labour of love
After learning about the true nature of language loss, it got me to thinking – what if my first language were to die out? If language which I use to communicate so many aspects of my life to other people … Continue reading
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Language as the “first cultural step”
In this TEDx talk from early this year (2018), Tui Raven gives a short summary of what life is like as an aboriginal person. She talks about receiving countless comments about her race, and how these mostly come from a … Continue reading
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Australian Aboriginal Languages Student Blog 