1. Overview of indigenous languages of Australia. Michael Walsh
2. Languages in Aboriginal Australia: social dialects in a geographic idiom. Peter Sutton
3. Aboriginal English - an overview. Ian Malcolm and Susan Kaldor
4. Communicative strategies in Aboriginal English. Diana Eades
5. Language and communication in Aboriginal land claim hearings. Harold Koch
6. Warlpiri in the 80s: an overview of research into language variation and child language. Edith Bavin and Tim Shopen
7. Kalaw Kawaw Ya. Kevin Ford and Dana Ober
8. Understanding language shift: a step towards language maintenance. Patrick McConvel
Part II. Pidgins and Creoles
9. Overview of the pidgin and creole languages of Australia. Peter Mühlhäusler
10. Queensland Kanaka English. Peter Mühlhäusler
11. Torres Strait creole. Anna Shnukal
12. Kriol - the creation of a new language. John W. Harris
13. A sketch of the structure of Kriol. John Sandefur
Part III. Transplanted Languages Other Than English
14. Overview of 'immigrant' or community languages. Michael Clyne
15. Dutch in Australia: perceptions of and attitudes towards transference and other language contact phenomena .Anne Pauwels
16. German and Dutch in Australia: structures and use. Michael Clyne
17. Modern Greek in Australia. Anastasios Tamis
18. Language variety among Italians: anglicisation, attrition and attitudes. Camilla Bettoni
19. First generation Serbo-Croatian speakers in Queensland: language maintenance and shift. Jacques Doucet
Part IV. Varieties of Australian English
20. A survey of regional usage in the lexicon of Australian English. Pauline Bryant
21. Finding a place in Sydney: migrants and language change. Barbara Horvath
22. Gender differences in Australian English. Anne Pauwels
Part V. Public Policy and Social Issues
23. National language policy and planning: migrant languages. Uldis Ozolins
Social class differences in the lexicon. David Corson
25. Plain English: some socio-linguistic revelations. Robert Eagleson
Index
Book Description
Language in Australia provides a wide-ranging account of the present linguistic situation in Australia, primarily from a sociolinguistic perspective. The focus is mainly descriptive, and the chapters aim to provide a comprehensive overview and summary of what is known about Australia's languages as well as a guide to current areas of research interest. Throughout the volume, the contributors pay special attention to issues arising from the socio-historical situation in which Australia's languages and language varieties coexist. The volume covers both indigenous and non-indigenous languages, and contains a section specifically on 'community' languages, and also one on public policy and social issues relating to English. No other book offers such a broad survey of the language situation in Australia. Linguists as well as non-linguists will find in this volume, which is a companion to Language in the USA and Language in the British Isles, a guide and reference source to the rich linguistic heritage of Australia.
