Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170101725

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170101725

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Learning to tell a narrative in Murrinhpatha. This project aims to examine the linguistic, social, and cognitive stages of children’s narrative development in Murrinhpatha, an Indigenous Australian language spoken in Wadeye. Until they encounter the bilingual education system at primary school, the children of Wadeye grow up in a largely monolingual Murrinhpatha environment. The research will examine how children structure narratives in this typologically unusual language. It will provide insights into how information interacts with linguistic complexity, cognitive constraints and social interaction. This project aims to maintain the vitality of Murrinhpatha in the community and contribute to the development of bilingual education programmes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2017

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $350,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Linguistics | Discourse and Pragmatics | Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Learner Development | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage |

Other Keywords

Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage | Discourse and Pragmatics | Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) | Learner Development | Linguistics

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