Re-awakening Languages: Theory and Practice in the Revitalisation of Australia's Indigenous Languages
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Re-awakening Languages: Theory and Practice in the Revitalisation of Australia's Indigenous Languages
By (Author) John Hobson
Edited by Kevin Lowe
Edited by Susan Poetsch
Edited by Michael Walsh
Sydney University Press
Sydney University Press
15th November 2010
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
499.00
Physical Properties
Paperback
432
Width 176mm, Height 250mm, Spine 36mm
725g
Description
The Indigenous languages of Australia have been undergoing a renaissance over recent decades. Many languages that had long ceased to be heard in public andconsequently deemed 'dead' or 'extinct', have begun to emerge.
Reviews
'Re-awakening Languages has a very broad scope but it also has enough detail to be useful to many specific interests. It is an excellent introduction to the current issues around Australian Indigenous languages. It would be particularly valuable to managers in the various education systems who have too often demonstrated rather limited understanding of this area.' -- John Henderson * The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education *
Author Bio
About the editors:
John Hobson is a lecturer in Indigenous education at the University of Sydney.
Kevin Lowe is a post doctoral research fellow at Macquarie University.
Susan Poetsch is a lecturer in Indigenous education at the University of Sydney.
Michael Walsh is an honorary associate of linguistics at the University of Sydney.
