ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT170100042

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT170100042

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Something old, something new: Indigenous languages since colonisation. This project aims to undertake an extensive survey of colonial language change in Australia. English has changed the linguistic landscape of Indigenous Australia profoundly. Of the 300 languages spoken at first contact, only 18 remain strong. In their place is a complex array of restructured varieties, Kriol dialects and fusions of traditional languages with English. The project aims to develop new methodologies for investigating and predicting the mechanisms of change across languages and generations of speakers. The expected outcomes of the project include recognising new ways of speaking and providing Indigenous communities with guiding principles for language revitalisation. This will place Australia at the forefront of studies of language change.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-01-2018

End Date: 03-01-2023

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $896,163.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Linguistics | Linguistic Structures (incl. Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics) | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Language in Time and Space (incl. Historical Linguistics, Dialectology) |

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

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage | Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture | Language in Time and Space (incl. Historical Linguistics, Dialectology) | Linguistic Structures (incl. Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics) | Linguistics

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