Warraparna Kaurna!: Reclaiming an Australian language Contributor(s): Amery, Rob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1925261247 ISBN-13: 9781925261240 Publisher: University of Adelaide Press OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Oceanic & Australian Languages |
Physical Information: 1.08" H x 7" W x 10" (2.04 lbs) 398 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book tells the story of the renaissance of the Kaurna language, the language of Adelaide and the Adelaide Plains in South Australia, principally over the earliest period up until 2000, but with a summary and brief discussion of developments from 2000 until 2016. It chronicles and analyses the efforts of the Nunga community, and interested others, to reclaim and relearn a linguistic heritage on the basis of mid-nineteenth-century materials. This work challenges widely held beliefs as to what is possible in language revival and questions notions about the very nature of language and its development. |