: Gerhard Leitner, Ian G. Malcolm
: The Habitat of Australia's Aboriginal Languages Past, Present and Future
: De Gruyter Mouton
: 9783110197846
: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]ISSN
: 1
: CHF 124.00
:
: Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen
: English
: 397
: Wasserzeichen/DRM
: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
: PDF

The book looks at Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and explores the changing habitat of languages from pre-colonial times to the present. The contributions treat the languages from a structural and functional linguistic perspective, move on to the issue of cultural maintenance and then turn to language policy, planning and the educational and legal dimensions.

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Gerhard Leitner, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany;Ian G. Malcolm, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.
Frontmatter1
Table of contents7
Introduction11
An overview of Australian traditional languages33
Yolngu language habitat: Ecology, identity and law in an Aboriginal society67
Indigenous languages: Transitions from the past to the present89
Language maintenance, shift – and planning111
Linguistic responses to contact: Pidgins and creoles141
Aboriginal English: Restructured variety for cultural maintenance163
Aboriginal language habitat and cultural continuity191
The Aboriginal contribution to Australia’s language habitat207
Issues and policies in school education247
Bridging the language gap in education277
Aboriginal English in the criminal justice system309
Aboriginal language habitat in research and tertiary education337
Tyikim/Blekbala perspectives on language365
Backmatter381