Language in Australia

Name: Language in Australia
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ISBN: 9780521339834

ISBN-10: 0521339839

ISBN-13: 9780521339834

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Authors: Suzanne Romaine

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Language in Australia provides a wide-ranging account of the present linguistic situation in Australia, primarily from a sociolinguistic perspective. The focus is mainly descriptive, and the chapters aim to provide a comprehensive overview and summary of what is known about Australia's languages as well as a guide to current areas of research interest. Throughout the volume, the contributors pay special attention to issues arising from the socio-historical situation in which Australia's languages and language varieties coexist. The volume covers both indigenous and non-indigenous languages, and contains a section specifically on 'community' languages, and also one on public policy and…

Book details

List price: $89.99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 436
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Introduction Suzanne Romaine



Aboriginal and Islander Languages



Overview of Indigenous languages of Australia




Languages in Aboriginal Australia: social dialects in a geographic idiom




Aboriginal English - an overview




Communicative strategies in Aboriginal English




Language and communication in Aboriginal land claim hearings




Warlipiri in the 80s: and overview of research into language variation and child language




Kalaw Kawaw Ya




Understanding language shift: a step towards language maintenance




Pidgins and Creoles



Overview of the pidgin and creole languages of Australia




Queensland Kanaka English




Torres Strait creole




Kriol - the creation of a new language




A sketch of the structure of Kriol




Translated Languages Other




Overview of 'immigrant' or community languages




Dutch in Australia: perceptions of the attitudes towards transference and other language contact phenomena




German and Dutch in Australia: structures and use




Modern Greek in Australia




Language variety among Italians: anglicisation, attrition and attitudes




First generation Serbo-Croatian speakers in Queensland: language maintenance and shift




Varieties of Australian English



A survey of regional usage in the lexicon of Australian English




Finding a place in Sydney: migrants and language change




Gender differences in Australian English




Public Policy and Social Issues



National language policy and planning: migrant languages




Social class differences in the lexicon




Plain English: some socio-linguistic revelations