Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0985024

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0985024

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Life after death: Exploring the birth of Gurindji Kriol, a new Aboriginal mixed language. Considerable attention is currently being directed towards the problems faced by Indigenous people living in remote communities. Just how best to help the younger generations emerge from the cycle of poor health and education standards is the topic of many debates in contemporary Australian society and politics. This project addresses the issue of what it is to be a modern Indigenous person and how this identity is expressed linguistically. In understanding more clearly what it means to be a modern Indigenous person, communication channels between mainstream Australia and Indigenous communities can be improved.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-12-2009

End Date: 30-11-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $293,104.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Linguistics | Aboriginal Languages | Language In Time And Space (Incl. Historical Linguistics, Dialectology) | Language In Culture And Society (Sociolinguistics)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander development and welfare |

Other Keywords

Aboriginal Languages | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander development and welfare | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education | Language In Culture And Society (Sociolinguistics) | Language In Time And Space (Incl. Historical Linguistics, Dialectology) | Linguistics | Understanding Australia'S Past

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