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Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, RMW Dixon, Grammatical categories in Australian languages, 1976
Various authors, technical linguistic studies of the encoding of particular syntactic functions across many Australian languages. Discussion of ?having? suffix, suffix -ku, syntactic ergativity, and verbal auxiliaries.Mapslinguistics, case relations in languages, pama-nyungan languages -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Luise Hercus, The land is a map : placenames of Indigenous origin in Australia, 2002
Place names often evoke important information about features of the environment and their place in Indigenous knowledge. On the other hand, place names given by European settlers are largely arbitrary.Maps, b&w photographs, b&w illustrations, word listsplace names, wik, cape york peninsula, ngalakgan, alawa, marra, yukgul, kaurna, yuwaalaraay, yuwaaliyaay, gamilaraay, ngiyampaa -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Michael Walsh, Language and culture in Aboriginal Australia, 1993
A series of studies of aspects of language and culture in different parts of Aboriginal Australia. It includes ?language ownership?, historical aspects and how Aboriginal languages are now being used in media and education.Maps, word listssociolinguistics, linguistics, social history -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Donald Laycock, Linguistic trends in Australia : papers presented to the A.I.A.S. Linguistics Group May 1968, 1970
Various authors: technical linguistic studies of genetic classification of Australian languages, Daly family languages, and some language-specific notes on South Australian languages.Maps, word listsdaly, gugada, wirangu, dieri, tyemeri, mulluk, linguistics, grammatical theory, phonology, -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, John Mathew, Eaglehawk and crow : a study of the Australian Aborigines, including an inquiry into their origin and a survey of Australian languages, 2005
Original text of comprehensive detail of Mathew?s observations and theories on Origin of Species of Aboriginal People, Traditional Lifestyles, Art and Social Customs. Includes maps and word lists and meanings. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Patrick McConvell, Archaeology and linguistics : Aboriginal Australia in global perspective, 1997
Various authors: studies of wider patterns in Aboriginal language and culture, including migration, tool exchange, and particularly the role of linguistic evidence in establishing historical connections between Australian tribes as well as further afield in the Australasian region.B&w illustrations, b&w photographs, maps, word listsanthropological linguistics -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Eve Mumewa D Fesl, A guide for Koorie community Language centres
Looking at maps and word lists that record the use of languages and dialects in the areas. Gives tips for recording languages and language lists.Maps, word listskulin, ganai, wadi wadi, wemba wemba, wergaia, yorta yorta, dadi dadi -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Daniel Nettle et al, Vanishing voices : the extinction of the world's languages, 2000
Looking at vanishing languages from around the world and what can be done to prevent it.B&w illustrations, b&w photographs, mapslinguistics, endangered languages -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, W J Oates, A revised linguistic survey of Australia, 1970
Lists languages under areas and language classification; records location, previous research, degree of urgency of research and assessment of total linguistic knowledge; index of variant language names.Mapslinguistics -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, D Victoria Rau et al, Documenting and revitalizing Austronesian Languages, 2007
Part 1: International capacity building initiatives, Part 2: Documentation and revitalization Activities, Part 3: Computational methods and tools for language documentation.Maps, b&w photographs, tableslanguage and elearning, endangered languages, austronesian languages -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Mari Rhydwen, Writing on the backs of the blacks, 1996
The author has set out to study the effects of newly developing literacy on a predominantly oral society. She persuasively argues for an awareness of the dangers of denying a voice to the very people who are the objects of such linguistics research.Mapsbilingual education, kriol, ethics and research -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Suzanne Romaine, Language in Australia, 1991
The book describes the way politicians, church leaders, generals, leaders if national movements and others try to influence our use of language. It is argued that language planning is never attempted of its own sake, rather it is carried out for the attainment of non-linguistic ends.Maps, tables, word listssociolinguistics, linguistics, linguistics in australia -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Annette Schmidt, The loss of Australia?s Aboriginal Language heritage, 1993
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.Maps, chartslanguage loss, language maintenance, reports -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Nick Thieberger, Macquarie Aboriginal words, 2007
A non-technical introduction and survey of seventeen Australian languages from across the continent; various authors. Simple grammatical information and wordlists organised by meaning. Introduction describing characteristics of Australian languages and relationship to kinship systems, address list of language centres, each language chapter has introduction, notes on wordlist, spelling and pronunciation, grammar and extensive wordlist in 26 or more categories; language index and English index; chapters annotated separately.Word lists, mapslinguistics, glossaries, vocabularies -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Nick Thieberger, Macquarie aboriginal words, 1995
Word lists, mapslinguistics, word lists -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, George Yule, The study of Language, 2006
Issues in language study: origin of language, animals & human language, writing, phonetics, phonology, words & word-formation processes, morphology, grammar, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, language and the brain, language acquisition, gestures and sign languages, languages and regional variation, language and social variation, language and culture.B&w illustrations, b&w photographs, mapslinguistics, sociolinguistics, history and language -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Barry Blake, The Warrnambool language : a consolidated account of the Aboriginal language of the Warrnambool area of the western district of Victoria based on nineteenth century sources, 2003
A consolidated account of the Warrnambool language of the Western District of Victoria based on early sources. It is intended to serve as a convenient reference guide for the Aboriginal people of the Warrnambool area and for all researchers.Maps, tables, word listswarrnambool, bunganditj, buwandik, colac, dhudhuroa, djadjawurrung, eastern kulin, western kulin, kulin, gippsland language, woiwurrung, thagungwurrung, kurnkupanut, language revival, endangered languages -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Barry J Blake, Wathawurrung and the Colac language of southern Victoria, 1998
Technical linguistic grammar of Wathawurrung and the Colac Language. Includes a classification of Victorian languages and an English glossary for both languages with suggested phonetic transcriptions.maps, word listswathaurong, wada wurrung, watjawurrung, wathawurrung, gulidjan, tjapwurrung, djab wurrung, bunganditj, buandig, western victorian language, warrnambool language, central victorian language, colac, geelong, ballarat, barry blake, ian clark, sharnthi krishna-pillay, julie reid -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Barry J Blake, Dialects of Western Kulin, Western Victoria : Yartwatjali, Tjapwurrung, Djadjawurrung, 2011
Technical linguistic grammar based on historical sources of Western Kulin languages Yartwatjali, Tjapwurrung and Djadjawurrung. Includes dictionary and information on historical source material.Maps, b&w illustration, tables,yartwatjali, tjapwurrung, djadjawurrung, western district, george augustus robinson, edward stone parker, william thomas, james dawson, edward curr, robert hamilton matthews -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Heather Bowe et al, Yorta Yorta language heritage, 1997
An account of the Yorta Yorta language, with a full Yorta Yorta-English dictionary, a detailed grammar section, background information about previous language revival projects, hymns, historical records and place names. A chapter devoted to Yabula Yabula is also included.Maps, b&w photographs, dictionary, word lists, worksheets,yorta yorta, yabula yabula, bangerang, language revival, geraldine briggs, hymns, murray goulburn, cummeragunja, maloga mission, place names -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, Aboriginal language areas in Victoria : a report to the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages, 1996
This book consists of a series of feasibility plans for language retrieval for Daungwurrung, Woiwurring, Yorta Yorta, Way Wurru, Dhudhuroa, Wadiwadi, Wembawemba and Wathawurrung.mapslanguage resources, language revival, daungwurrung, taungurung, woiwurrung, yorta yorta, way wurru, waywurru, dhudhuroa, wadiwadi, wadi wadi, wembawemba, wemba wemba, wathawurrung, wadawurrung -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, Aboriginal languages and clans : an historical atlas of Western and Central Victoria, 1800-1900, 1990
Comprehensive coverage of language in the Western and Central Victorian areas, 1800-1900. Includes detailed language structures and historical details, Aboriginal Protectors and their work are included.maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographsaboriginal clans, spatial and social organization, dhauwurd wurrung, gundijimara, djab wurrung, dja dja wurrung, djargurd wurrung, gadubanud, girai wurrung, gulidjan, jardwadjali, wada wurrung, wergaia -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark et al, Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Gippsland and Northeast Victoria, 2002
Includes Indigenous and European place names, gives their origins.maps, b&w photographs -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark et al, Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Melbourne and Central Victoria, 2002
Dictionary including Indigenous and European place names. Origins are given.maps, b&w photographsdaung wurrung, woiwurrung, dja dja wurrung, wathawurrung, wadawurrung, boon wurrung, jardwadjali, melbourne, yarra, baw baw, central goldfields, bass coast, greater geelong, south gippsland, surf coast, yarra ranges, golden plains, mornington peninsula, yarra ranges, ballarat, frankston, greater dandenong, queenscliffe, moorabool, boroondara -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark et al, Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Northwest Victoria, 2002
Dictionary including Indigenous and European place names. Origins are given.maps, b&w photographsgrampians, hindmarsh, horsham, ararat, gannawarra, mildura, swan hill, glenelg, djabwurrung, djadjawurrung, jardwadjali, dadidadi, wergaia, wembawemba, barababaraba, wadi wadi, wathawurrung, ladji ladji -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark et al, Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Southwest Victoria, 2002
Dictionary including Indigenous and European place names. Origins are given.maps, b&w photographsdhauwurd wurrung, giraiwurrung, djargurd wurrung, gadubanud, buandig, gulidjan, moyne, corangamite, colac-otway, wimmera, glenelg, warrnambool -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, Place names and land tenure : windows into Aboriginal landscapes : essays in Victorian Aboriginal history, 1998
This work is a collection of twelve essays that are concerned with place names, clan organisation and local and regional Aboriginal history.maps, document reproductionsdjab wurrung, ngengen wurrung, koroitgundidj, dhauwurud wurrung, djab wurrung, barababaraba, daung wurrung, taungurung, dja dja wurrung, jardwadjali, jodajoda, yorta yorta, nguri-illam wurrung, waywurru, koroit, buangor, mt eccles, mt napier, langi ghiran, grampians national park, massacres, clan organization, land tenure, george augustus robinson, samuel carter, aldo massola, alfred william howitt -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Sharnthi H Krishna-Pillay, A dictionary of Keerraywoorroong and related dialects, 1996
Dictionary with text in English and Keerray Wooroong and related dialects.maps, word lists, b&w illustrations, b&w photographs, colour photographswestern district, keerray woorroong, gunditjmara, warrnambool, peek wooroong, koornkopanoot, wooloowoorroong, keewoorroong, tyagootwoorroong, thawoortwoorong -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, R M W Dixon, The handbook of Australian languages : volume 4, the Aboriginal language of Melbourne and other grammatical sketches, 1991
maps, word lists, b&w illustrations, b&w photographs -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, L A Hercus, Victorian languages : a late survey, 1997
Outlines and notes on a variety of Victorian languages. Chapters on the Wemba Wemba language; the Wergaia Language (Djadjala dialect); the Madimadi language; and the Narinari language; phonetic notes on Gundidj, Woiwuru, Yodayoda, Ganai (Gippsland) and Southern Ngarigu; Aboriginal - English Vocabularies; and an English - Aboriginal vocabulary.maps, word lists, b&w photographswemba wemba, wembawemba, madimadi, madhi madhiu, woiwuru, woiwurrung, wergaia, djadjala, narinari, wadi wadi, gundidj, buandidj, buandig, yodayoda, yorta yorta, gippsland, southern narigu, glossaries, vocabularies, luise hercus