Bina : First Nations languages, old and new
Tudor-Smith, Gari2024
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Australia's language diversity is truly breathtaking. This continent lays claim to the world's longest continuous collection of cultures, including over 440 unique languages and many more dialects. While European settlement has had consequences for the vitality of these languages, there has also been the birth of new languages such as Kriol and Yumplatok, both English-based Creoles. Aboriginal English dialects are spoken widely, and recently there has been an inspiring renaissance of First Nations languages, as communities reclaim and renew them. Bina : First Nations Languages Old and New tells this story, from the earliest exchange of words between colonists and First Nations people to today's reclamations. It is a creative and exciting introduction to a vital and dynamic world of language.
Main title:
Bina : First Nations languages, old and new / Gari Tudor-Smith, Paul Williams, Felicity Meakins ; foreword by Brenda L Croft.
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Imprint:
Penguin, 2024.Wurundjeri Country, Collingwood, Vic. : La Trobe University Press, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
xvi, 379 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
IntroductionBiriwalgal : the arrival of EnglishWangka! : we're still speaking!Ngapartji Ngapartji : two-way reciprocity and respect between First Languages and EnglishJalany : how Indigenous Knowledges are embedded in Indigenous tonguesKriol en Yumplatok : not just gammon EnglishWhich way? Blackfulla way : Indigenous ways of speaking EnglishMix 'em up : the creation of new bilingual languagesGulaman : archives as holding places of languageDhiirrali : reclaiming language in the classroomMiil : creative arts through the lens of languageYamba : restoring language to the continent.
ISBN:
9781760644987 (paperback)
Dewey class:
499.15
Language:
Undetermined
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BRN:
499906
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 499.15 BIN | Available |