EDUP2006 Lecture Notes - Stolen Generations, Australian Aboriginal English, List Of Fables Characters
13 Aug 2019
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Week 10 langauges (lectures swapped for the next two weeks) Australian languages (aboriginal languages) why are they important: aboriginal and torres strait islander languages ae the original languages of this country. They are precious and unique australian languages: each language is specific and gives insight to the country where it is spoken. They give expression or voice to the landscapes finsih. History of australian languages: diversity & complexity: approx. 250 languages: 600-800 dialects, rich vocabularies, complex grammars, now 12-16 languages strong and spoken as l1. Gamilaray dialects: many dialects guyinbaraay, waalaraay, wirrayaraay, gawambaraay, In areas of kinship gamilaray has over 60 famil terms e. g. baawaa, bagan, buurrii, and miimi are all words for sister. Complex grammars: often compared to latin rather than english e. g. word order not important for meaning, case endings used, suffixes used. So one word sentences possible e. g. minyangindanda? (what do you want?) In brief history of the family and the local area titled reminiscences of.
