Warrabarna Kaurna! Reclaiming an Australian Language

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CRC Press, Jan 1, 2000 - Education - 289 pages
This is a longitudinal study of the reclamation of the Kaurna Language, where Kaurna people are working in collaboration with linguists and educators. The book takes an ecological perspective to trace the history of Kaurna, drawing on all known sources and emerging uses in the modern period.
 

Contents

Who are the Kaurna?
3
Language Reclamation
17
An Ecological Approach to Language Revival
36
A Sociolinguistic History of Kaurna
49
Decline of the Kaurna and loss of the Kaurna language
64
Grammar
93
Restoring and Transforming the Kaurna Language
114
Grammar and syntax
130
Kaurna Language Programs
153
Evaluation
170
The public function of Kaurna
185
Language use within the Kaurna community
200
Artificial pidgins and Ngarrindjeri language renewal
215
The struggle for recognition empowerment and reconciliation
229
Summary and Conclusions
246
Index
280

Authenticity and integrity
144

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