| Description |
vi, 210 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Linguistics |
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Linguistics
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| Contents |
1. Linguistics as a discipline in Australia / Michael Clyne -- 2. Theory of language / M.A.K. Halliday and R.D. Huddleston -- 3. Australian English and general studies of English / George Turner -- 4. Australian Aboriginal languages / Peter Austin -- 5. Other community languages / Camilla Bettoni -- 6. Australian studies of Pacific and South-East Asian Languages / S.A. Wurm -- 7. Australian studies of other languages- modern Europe and East Asian / Roland Sussex -- 8. First and second language acquisition / Edith Bavin and Howard Nicholas -- 9. The role of linguistic research in language education / Frances Christie -- 10. Critical discourse analysis / Gunther Kress -- 11. Linguistics and language policy in Australia / Uldis Ozolines -- 12. Australian linguistics: reality or mirage? -- a postscript / J.V. Neustupny |
| Summary |
Examines research issues in Aboriginal languages, English, Pacific languages and community languages such as language acquisition, language and education, language and ideology and language policy; chapter on theories of grammar, work on typology and universals and semantics |
| Analysis |
Linguistics Research Australia |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographies, tables and indexes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and indexes |
| Subject |
Linguistics -- Research -- Australia.
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Linguistics -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
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Linguistics -- Australia.
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Linguistics.
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| Author |
Clyne, Michael G., 1939-2010.
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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
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Australian Academy of the Humanities.
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National Languages Institute of Australia.
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| LC no. |
93198066 |
| ISBN |
0908290179 |
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