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Indigenous Languages Bibliography

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AUTHOR Black, Paul, 1944-.
(AUTHOR) Walton, Christine
TITLE Bibliography of applied linguistics and Aboriginal education / by Paul Black and Chris Walton
PUBLISH Casuarina, N.T. : Centre for Studies of Language in Education, Northern Territory University , c1991, 2 v. in 1
NOTES Contents: pt. 1. Introduction and index - pt. 2. Alphabetical list of references
DESCRIPTION Key word index and alphabetical bibliography of applied linguistics in general but including Aboriginal bilingual education and language maintenance
REF 40.2 BLA

AUTHOR Blake, Barry J.
TITLE Australian Aboriginal grammar / Barry Blake
PUBLISH London : Croom Helm , 1987, 220 p.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 196-212 ; Includes index
DESCRIPTION Surveys morphology and syntax of large number of Aboriginal languages; focuses on grammatical relations through case marking, particularly ergative/absolutive distinctions linked to hierarchy of subclasses from pronouns to inanimate nouns marked for accusative case; word order, multi-verb and multi-clause sentences
B B636.24/A2

AUTHOR Blake, Barry J.
TITLE Australian Aboriginal languages : a general introduction / Barry J. Blake
EDITION 2nd. ed.
PUBLISH St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press ,1991, viii, 138 p.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 135-138 ; Includes tables
DESCRIPTION Non-technical introduction covering phonology, grammar, vocabulary, sociolinguistics, language relationships pidgin and Aboriginal English, loan words in English, wordlists in Tiwi, Malak-Malak, Alyawarre, Walmajarri, Nyungar, Pitjantjatjara, Wemba-Wemba, Dharawal, Bidyara, Pitta-Pitta, Kalkatungu and Mayi-Yabi
B B636.24/A3

AUTHOR Breen, Gavan
TITLE Salvage studies of Western Queensland Aboriginal languages / Gavan Breen
PUBLISH Canberra : Australian National University , 1990 , xi, 166 p. : maps, Pacific linguistics monograph / Research School of Pacific Studies. Australian National University, ISSN 0078-754X ; series B-105
NOTES Bibliography: p. 164 ; Includes tables
DESCRIPTION From comparison of sources particularly wordlists in Curr and Science of Man, classifies Western Queensland languages and compares with Maric and other neighbouring languages; phonology grammar and wordlists for Pirriya, Kungkari, Dharawala, Yandjibara, Yanda, Yiningayi, Wadjabangayi, and Guwa; comparison of Yiningayi and Guwa place names; Guwa chapter written in conjunction with Barry J. Blake
S 40/12 ; B B832.72/S1

AUTHOR Dixon, R.M.W. (Robert Malcolm Ward), 1939-
(AUTHOR) Ramson, W.S. (William Stanley), 1933-. ; Thomas, Mandy
TITLE Australian Aboriginal words in English : their origin and meaning / R.M.W. Dixon, W.S. Ramson, Mandy Thomas
PUBLISH Oxford : Oxford University Press , 1992 , x, 255 p. : ill., map
NOTES Includes table and index
DESCRIPTION Indexed lists of borrowings into English from many Aboriginal languages; gives loanwords and etymologies
REF 40.4/DIX

AUTHOR Dixon, Robert Malcolm Ward
TITLE The languages of Australia
PUBLISH Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press 1980, xxii, 547 p., Cambridge Language Surveys
NOTES diags. ; maps ; tbls.
DESCRIPTION Covers historical/comparative, social, grammatical and phonological characteristics, relationships and change among Australian languages
B D621.81/L1

AUTHOR Dixon, Robert Malcolm Ward ; Blake, B.J.
TITLE Handbook of Australian languages
PUBLISH Canberra ; Australian National University Press 1979-
NOTES Volume 1: Introduction, Guugu Yimidhirr, Pitta-Pitta, Gumbaynggir, Yaygir Volume 2 : Wargamay, the Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri, Watjarri, Margany and Gunya, Tasmania. 1981 Volume 3 : Djapu, Yukulta, Uradhi, Nyawaygi. 1983 Volume 4, the Aboriginal language of Melbourne and other grammatical sketches Languages - Woiwurrung, Panyjima, Djabugay, Mbabaram 1991
DESCRIPTION Grammar, phonology and vocabulary of each language
B D621.81/H1

(AUTHOR) Hartman, Deborah ; Henderson, John (John Keith), 1957-
TITLE Aboriginal languages in education / edited by Deborah Hartman and John Henderson with a foreword by Veronica Dobson
PUBLISH Alice Springs : IAD Press , 1994 , x, 389 p. : ill., maps
NOTES Includes bibliographic references ; Includes tables
DESCRIPTION Descriptions of Aboriginal language programs in schools in Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia; papers annotated separately
B H333.20/A1

AUTHOR Schmidt, Annette, 1958-.
TITLE The loss of Australia's Aboriginal language heritage / Annette Schmidt
PUBLISH Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1990 , 147 p. ; ill., maps, Institute report series / Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, ISSN 1030-6544
NOTES Bibliography: p. [135]-147
DESCRIPTION Overviews Aboriginal language situation; examines attitudes to language; analyses language maintenance and revival programs, bilingual education, effectiveness of funding and National Aboriginal Languages Program; availability of linguistic training, characteristics of language loss and the place of creoles in language programs
B S349.16/L1 ; S 06.1/AIAS/7S

(AUTHOR) Thieberger, Nicholas ; McGregor, William B.
TITLE Macquarie Aboriginal words / general editors: Nick Thieberger, William McGregor
PUBLISH Macquarie University, N.S.W. : The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd , 1994, xxxv, 724 p. : maps
NOTES Includes bibliographical references and indexes
DESCRIPTION Introduction describing characteristics of Australian languages and relationship to kinship systems, address list of language centres. Each language chapter for Bundjalung/Ngiyampaa/Paakantyi/The Sydney Language /Wiradjuri/Wembawemba/Diyari/Kaurna/Nyungar/Gooniyandi /Yindjibarndi/Datiwuy/Eastern Arrernte/Murrinh-Patha/Meryam Mir/Wik/Mungkan/Torres Strait Creole has an introduction, notes on wordlist, spelling and pronunciation, grammar and extensive wordlist in 26 or more categories; language index and English index; chapters annotated separately
B T426.46/M1 ; REF 40.4 THI

(AUTHOR) Thieberger, Nicholas
TITLE Paper and talk : a manual for reconstituting materials in Australian indigenous languages from historical sources / edited by Nicholas Thieberger
PUBLISH Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1995 , xiv, 189 p. : ill., facsim., maps, ports
NOTES Bibliography: p. 187-189 ; Includes tables
DESCRIPTION Practical advice on using historical documents in language revival projects
B T426.46/P1 ; S 06.1/AIAS/7-T

AUTHOR Troy, Jakelin
(AUTHOR) Troy, Shirley, 1928-.
TITLE The Sydney language / by Jakelin Troy
PUBLISH Canberra : Australian Dictionaries Projects, AIATSIS , 1994 , 116 p. : ill.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 112-116
DESCRIPTION English to Sydney language wordlist in semantic domains; notes on Sydney contact history, documentation of Sydney language, orthography, phonotactics and grammatical notes This is an example of one of the Australian Dictionaries Project dictionaries funded by AIATSIS
L S990.003/1

(AUTHOR) Walsh, Michael, 1948-. ; Yallop, Colin
TITLE Language and culture in Aboriginal Australia / edited by Michael Walsh and Colin Yallop
PUBLISH Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1993 , xviii, 226 p. : ill., maps, ports.
NOTES Includes bibliographies
DESCRIPTION Papers which answer recurring questions on language and culture in Aboriginal Australia separately annotated
B W226.34/L1 ; S 06.1/AIAS/7W

(AUTHOR) Western Australia. Ministry of Education ; Australia. Dept. of Employment, Education and Training
TITLE Framework for the teaching of Aboriginal languages in primary schools
PUBLISH [East Perth, W.A.]: Ministry of Education, Western Australia , c1992, 142 p. : ill.
NOTES Bibliography: p. 140-142 ; Includes tables
DESCRIPTION Goals and strategies for teaching Aboriginal languages to Aboriginal students with differing language knowledge; suggested language activities
B W522.90/F1

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Indigenous languages policy

AUTHOR Australia. Dept. of Employment, Education and Training
TITLE The language of Australia ; discussion paper on an Australian literacy and language policy for the 1990s / Dept. of Employment, Education and Training
PUBLISH Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, December 1990, 2 v. in 1 (xvi, 47 ; iv, 110 p.)
NOTES Bibliography: p. 107-110 (v.2) ; Includes tables (v.1)
DESCRIPTION Volume 1 sets out goal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages; contains section on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literacy and languages; Volume 2 describes National Aboriginal Languages Program; lists state and territory policies for literacy and languages other than English; Appendix 5 lists state strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education
B A935.79/L1

AUTHOR Australia. Parliament - Senate. Standing Committee on Education and the Arts ; Colston, Malcolm Athur, Chairman
TITLE Report on a national language policy ; [Chairman: M. Colston]
PUBLISH Canberra ; Australian Government Publishing Service 1984, xii, 261 p.
NOTES diags. ; maps ; tbls. ; Cover title: A national language policy
DESCRIPTION Chapter on Australian Aboriginal languages, gives historical background, justification for special measures, describes and makes recommendations about bilingual education, English language teaching, Aboriginal Language Research, Aboriginal languages; as second languages, training Aboriginal teachers, interpreting and translating, Aboriginal involvement in, and implementation of, Aboriginal language policies
B A943.43/E1

AUTHOR Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
TITLE Language and culture : a matter of survival : report of the inquiry into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language maintenance June 1992 / House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
PUBLISH Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service , 1992 , xvi, 122 p.
NOTES Includes bibliographical references
DESCRIPTION Committee explored the extent of language loss and attempts at language maintenance through submissions and discussions with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities; recommendations on increasing language awareness, increasing language use by media, interpreter and translating services, teacher language training, linguistic training, school based language education provided, language policy funding; emphasis on parents teaching languages to children; recognition of Aboriginal English as dialect variation
B A943.37/A12

(AUTHOR) Baldauf, Richard B., 1943-. ; Luke, Allan
TITLE Language planning and education in Australasia and the South Pacific / edited by Richard B. Baldauf, Jr and Allan Luke
PUBLISH Clevedon, U.K. : Multilingual Matters , c1990 , ix, 365 p. : ill., map, Multilingual matters : 55
NOTES Includes bibliographic references and index ; Papers from the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) Conference convened in Townsville, Queensland, August 23-28, 1987
DESCRIPTION Includes papers on Aboriginal language planning, Aboriginal bilingual education and language and education in the Torres Strait separately annotated
B B346.60/L1

(AUTHOR) Romaine, Suzanne, 1951-.
TITLE Language in Australia / edited by Suzanne Romaine
PUBLISH Cambridge ; Melbourne : Cambridge University Press , 1991 , xviii, 415 p. : ill., maps
NOTES Bibliography: p. [373]-400 ; Includes tables and index
DESCRIPTION Sociolinguistic account of present linguistic situation in Australia; sections on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages pidgins and creoles, immigrant European languages, varieties of Australian English and language policy
B R757.58/L1

AUTHOR Bell, Jeanie
TITLE Language planning for Australian Aboriginal languages : papers presented at the Workshop to Develop Aboriginal Leadership in Language Planning, Alice Springs, 16-20 February, 1981
PUBLISH Alice Springs, NT ; Institute for Aboriginal Development 1982, 134 p.
NOTES bibls. ; diag. ; illus. ; map ; Published in association with the Aboriginal Languages Association
DESCRIPTION All papers separately annotated
B B433.77/L1

B L797.77/N1
AUTHOR Lo Bianco, Joseph
TITLE National policy on languages / Joseph Lo Bianco
PUBLISH Canberra

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Languages serials and series

Australian Journal of Linguistics
Australian Linguistic Society. Twice yearly. Business Manager Department of Linguistics, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic 3083
The journal publishes an annual bibliography of academic publications in Australian languages

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
Applied Linguistics Association of Australia. Twice yearly. Editor, Department of Linguistics, The Faculties, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200

Pacific Linguistics
Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200
This is published irregularly in 4 series:

Series A: Occasional papers

Series B: Monographs

Series C: Books

Series D: Special publications

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Alawa resources

The Alawa people live in the Northern Territory on the upper reaches of the Cox and Arnold rivers, south of the Roper River and west of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The first pastoral leases for Hodgson Downs, 1884, and Nutwood Downs, 1900, triggered armed conflict betwen settlers and the Alawa and Ngandji people. Despite this the Alawa provided a labour force for these and other pastoral properties within their traditional lands for the next sixty years. Today Alawa people own Hodgson Downs, and much of the community lives there.

The Alawa language is still used, but Kriol is the main language spoken.

The Alawa language was studied by linguist Margaret Sharpe from 1966 to 1968. She has also recorded and published stories in Alawa, and is presently preparing an Alawa/Kriol/English dictionary.

Books written in Alawa

Sharpe, Margaret. Ninda nanggaya Alawirryunu ("These are Alawa stories") / in Alawa, Creole and English. Batchelor, N.T.; Darwin Community College, School of Australian Linguistics, 1976

Sharpe, Margaret, comp. Alawa song buk. 1st ed. 1990, 2nd ed. 1991
Available from Barry and Margaret Borneman, SIL, Berrimah NT 0828

Books about the Alawa language

Sharpe, Margaret. Alawa phonology and grammar
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1972. (Australian Aboriginal studies no 37); (Linguistic series no 15)

Sharpe, Margaret. Roper Creole dictionary with English and Alawa
Manuscript: draft of a Roper Creole section of Alawa dictionary (in process) 1976.

Books about Alawa history and culture

Australia. Aboriginal Land Commissioner. Cox River (Alawa/Ngandji) land claim : report.
Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, 1985.
Includes contact history, social organisation and traditional relationships to land shown in description of estates, sites and dreamings

Bauman, Toni. Art, craft and the land - Alawa national culture - foraging and the traditional economy.
In Loveday, P, Cooke, P. Aboriginal arts and crafts and the market.Casuarina, NT : Australian National University, North Australia Research Unit, 1983 : 52-59.
Example of Mimi Aboriginal Arts and Crafts cooperative, Katherine shows how art production for marketing can assist establishment of land claims and strengthen traditional cultural values

Lockwood, Douglas Wright. I, the Aboriginal
Adelaide : Rigby, [1962]
Life story of Alawa man Phillip Robers (Wailpuldanya) including Alawa ceremonial and beliefs.

Roberts, Barnabas; Sharpe, Margaret Clare, transcriber. Moving into the mission : Alawa story
In Hercus, L.A. ; Sutton, P.J. This is what happened : historical narratives by Aborigines. Canberra : Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1986 : 62-68
Account of Roper River Mission

Roberts, Barnabas; Sharpe, Margaret Clare, transcriber. Stealing on the station : Alawa and Roper Creole story
In Hercus, L.A. ; Sutton, P.J. This is what happened : historical narratives by Aborigines. Canberra : Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies , 1986 : 280-291
Account of stealing tobacco

Wightman, Glenn M. , Williams, Lorraine L.V., Jackson, Donna M. Alawa ethnobotany- Aboriginal Plant use from Minyerri, Northern Australia. Darwin
Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, 1991. (Northern Territory botanical bulletin, no 11)
Alawa and scientific name for 91 species of plants.

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