Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140100232
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$394,190.00
Summary
What makes a multilingual community? The life of languages at Warruwi community. Through the study of an Australian Aboriginal community where many Indigenous languages flourish alongside English, this project aims to identify strategies that can keep endangered languages thriving. Warruwi Community, in north-west Arnhem Land, supports four of the 18 Australian Indigenous languages that are still being learned by children. Until recently, there were 250 Australian Indigenous languages spoken and ....What makes a multilingual community? The life of languages at Warruwi community. Through the study of an Australian Aboriginal community where many Indigenous languages flourish alongside English, this project aims to identify strategies that can keep endangered languages thriving. Warruwi Community, in north-west Arnhem Land, supports four of the 18 Australian Indigenous languages that are still being learned by children. Until recently, there were 250 Australian Indigenous languages spoken and most Indigenous communities were highly multilingual. This detailed study of language practices at Warruwi Community will shed light on the practices that support traditional multilingualism. The results of this project will contribute key data to international debates about how linguistic diversity can be maintained worldwide.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100873
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$372,897.00
Summary
Visible talk: Using Australian Indigenous sign languages. This project aims to investigate how traditional sign languages are used in Indigenous communities. Traditional sign languages are part of everyday life in Indigenous communities in central and northern Australia. The project aims to investigate how speech and sign are coordinated, the ways that new signs are added to traditional repertoires, and the ways that other forms of communication, such as drawing, are used together with sign. It ....Visible talk: Using Australian Indigenous sign languages. This project aims to investigate how traditional sign languages are used in Indigenous communities. Traditional sign languages are part of everyday life in Indigenous communities in central and northern Australia. The project aims to investigate how speech and sign are coordinated, the ways that new signs are added to traditional repertoires, and the ways that other forms of communication, such as drawing, are used together with sign. It is intended that the results of the study will assist Indigenous people in safeguarding their cultural heritage, and support cross-cultural communication in the education, health and legal sectors, and contribute to international debates about how sign languages of the world vary.Read moreRead less