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Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Edward E Morris, Austral English : a dictionary of Australasian words phrases and usages, with those Aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia, 1898
A dictionary of English usage in the Australasian region (Australia and New Zealand); includes numerous Aboriginal and Maori words. Full definitions with examples from contemporary texts, etymologies often given.word listsdictionaries -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Aboriginal words and their meanings
A short book of definitions of Aboriginal words; Aboriginal-English only and no source languages identified. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Aboriginal words and their meanings, 19501965
A short book of definitions of Aboriginal words; Aboriginal-English only and no source languages identified.word lists, colour illustrationsglossaries, vocabularies -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Peter Sutton et al, Revised linguistic fieldwork manual for Australia, 1979
Excellent fieldwork manual detailing methods of collecting and analysing Australian languages, including chapters on phonology, lexicon & semantics, grammatical categories, and syntax. Contains an English target wordlist of basic vocabulary (with scientific names of flora and fauna). Information on phonological transcription uses symbols that are now generally obsolete, but are found in many key studies conducted around the time of publication.word listslinguistics, language fieldwork, audio recording -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Wordlist for Australian languages, 1987
A tool for recording Aboriginal languages in a fieldwork situation - list of English words for which Aboriginal equivalents are to be elicited.word lists, linguistics -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Nick Thieberger, Macquarie Aboriginal words, 2007
... ; language index and English index; chapters annotated separately.... wordlist in 26 or more categories; language index and English index ...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, Heather Bowe et al, The Yorta Yorta (Bangerang) language of the Murray Goulburn : including Yabula Yabula, 1999
... Yabula language. Includes Yorta Yorta-English vocabulary... Yabula language. Includes Yorta Yorta-English vocabulary ...Technical linguistic grammar based on historical and some contemporary sources of Yorta Yorta and the closely related Yabula Yabula language. Includes Yorta Yorta-English vocabulary and English-Yorta Yorta finder list.word listsyorta yorta, bangerang, yabula yabula, ngarimoro, murray goulburn, yeilima, grammar, luise hercus, sharon atkinson, e.m. curr, kinship relations, historiography -
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, Lynnette Dent, Ganai dictionary : English-Ganai, 1997
Dictionary with text in English and Ganai.word listsganai, gunai, curriculum development -
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, Peter Wignell, Double power : English literacy and Indigenous education, 1999
The book includes case studies of a number of situations in different circumstances and locations. All the articles are written by practitioners with experience in the field and all of them document actual practice.b&w illustrations, b&w photographs, diagrams, graphsbilingual education, literacy, adult education, workplace literacy -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Farzad Sharifian et al, Improving understanding of Aboriginal literacy : factors in text comprehension, 2004
The study reported in this document explored the social and cultural knowledge that Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal educators bring to the task of comprehending oral narratives produced by Aboriginal children.aboriginal english, education, literacy, two way learning -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ed Brumby, Language problems and Aboriginal education, 1977
A collection of essays about language retention, differences and bilingual education.b&w photographs, tables, word listsbilingualism in australia, linguistics, bilingual education, aboriginal english -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, David McRae, Langwij comes to school : promoting literacy among speakers of Aboriginal English and Australian Creoles, 1994
Booklet intended to help teachers to assist young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students achieve proficiency in Standard Australian English (SAE) through a better understanding of the diversity and validity of the language backgrounds of these students.maps, colour photographs, colour illustrationsbarmah primary school, barunga community education centre, margate primary school, parramatta state school, toomelah public school, kimberley schools, broome, koori english, aboriginal english, australian creole, standard australian english -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian Malcolm et al, Towards more user-friendly education for speakers of Aboriginal English, 1999
tablesaboriginal english, education, literacy -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian Malcolm et al, Two-way English : towards more user-friendly education for speakers of Aboriginal English, 1999
tables, b&w photographsaboriginal english, education, literacy, two way learning -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Neil McGarvie, The influence of language in the education of Aboriginal students in urban and rural schools in Queensland, 1986
... English Queensland education system language and education maps ...mapssecondary school education, aboriginal english, queensland education system, language and education -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Farzad Sharifian et al, Understanding stories my way : Aboriginal-English speaking students (mis)understanding of school materials in Australian English, 2012
Acknowledgements Foreword Chapter 1: Introduction - Backgroung - Approach and methodology Chapter II: Findings Chapter III: educational applications and implications of this research References.colour illustrations, colour photographs, tablesbilingual education, two way literacy and learning, aboriginal english, western australian education, schema theory, cultural schemas, bidialectal education -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Yipirinya School Council Inc, Yipirinya School profile, 2000
Notes on a school providing a Bilingual Education in an independent community school.colour photographs, tablesyipirinya school, mparntwe, western arrernte, northern territory, aboriginal english, bilingual education, bicultural education, primary school education, two way education -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Wondunna Aboriginal Corporation, Badtjala - English : English - Badtjala : word list, 1996
Informal publication, spiral bound, with word lists in alphabetical order in a series of categories.Colour photographs, word listsbadtjala, wondunna aboriginal corporation -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Barry Blake, The Bunganditj (Buwandik) language of the Mount Gambier Region, 2003
Contains word lists, pronouncation guides, English translation, and looks at dialects and neighbouring languages.Maps, b&w photographs, word listsbuandig, bunganditj, buwandik, mount gambier, south australia -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Jeanie Bell, Dictionary of the Butchulla Language, 2004
This spiral bound book is the revised dictionary of the Butchulla Language compiled by Jeanie Bell which involved an analysis of Butchulla language material collected by a linguist Professor Stephen Wurm. It includes a Butchulla- English wordlist, abbreviations, illustrative sentances and Butchulla place names.Colour illustrations, word listsbutchulla, korrawinga aboriginal corporation -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Narungga Aboriginal Progress Association, Nharangga warra : Narungga dictionary, 2006
Part One gives Narungga-English and Details and Part Two has Word Categories. Part Three is English-Narungga Finder list.Maps, b&w illustrations, word listsnarungga, south australia -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, NJB Plomley, A word-list of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Languages, 1976
... Tasmanian languages, including Bible translations, songs.... The wordlist, which covers all languages, is organised under English ...Contains a good introduction to the history of recording Tasmanian languages, including Bible translations, songs, and sentence lists. The wordlist, which covers all languages, is organised under English headwords organised according to semantics, followed by all of the known spellings and different language/dialect words known from differnt wordlists. Sources are indicated with each word, along with the specific translations given in the original lists. An index to English words is given but there is none for the Tasmanian words.word liststasmanian history -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Renarta Prior et al, Let's talk : Birri-Gubba Language
Simple phrases in English, translated into Birri-Gubba language.Maps, colour illustrations, word lists -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Sm'algyax Learners' Dictionary : Sm'algyax-English version, 1999
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Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Sm'algyax Learners' Dictionary - English - Sm'algyax Version, 1999
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Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Wangkanyi Ngurra Tjurta Aboriginal Corporation Language Centre, Wangkatha dictionary, 2002
Wangkatha-English dictionary with English-Wangkatha finder list; pronunciation guide and some thematic-based wordlists, e.g. body parts.B&w illustrations, maps, word listsngadju, tjuparn, ngalia, kuwarra, mirning, gubrun, ngaanyatjarra, wangkatha, martu, pitjatjatjarra, wangkatha, western australia, goldfields region -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Colin Youl Japaljarri, Warlpiri-Kirli : an introductory course in Warlpiri for English speakers, 1992
An introductory course in Warlpiri for English speakers.B&w photographs, word listswarlpiri, yuendumu -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, A New Wiradjuri Dictionary, 2010
An English to Wiradjuri and Wiradjuri to English dictionary.Colour photographs, word listswiradjuri