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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE170100493
Funding Status
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Funded Activity Summary
Aboriginal English in the global city: Minorities and language change. This project aims to document patterns of variation and change in metropolitan Aboriginal English. Since colonisation, English has encroached on Australian languages, and Aboriginal English has emerged as a powerful carrier of ethnic identity. The project will quantitatively study how Aboriginal English storytelling functions cross-generationally, and whether global linguistic innovations are apparent. Exploring these dynamics is key to understanding language change in minority urban communities, and to refining educational programs to suit the needs of Indigenous children and youth. The project expects to inform the implementation of cross-cultural teaching programmes in Australia, helping teachers and curriculum developers to design materials, and to empower Indigenous Australians by documenting how Aboriginal English is changing.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 11-2018
End Date: 05-2023
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $350,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Linguistics | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage | Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture |
