Warraparna Kaurna! reclaiming an Australian language

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 e...

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Corporate Author: University of Adelaide Press, issuing body (issuing body)
Other Authors: Amery, Rob, 1954- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Adelaide : The University of Adelaide Press 2016.
Series:Open Access e-Books
Knowledge Unlatched
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432636006719
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxiii, 350 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-337) and index.