Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning - Hardcover

Dixon, R. M. W.; Ramson, W. S.; Thomas, Mandy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195530993 ISBN 13: 9780195530995

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This extensive reference provides authoritative information about the history of over 400 words from Aboriginal languages, offering the fullest available information about their Aboriginal background and Australian English history. The book begins with a general history of the 250 Australian aboriginal languages, including profiles of the languages that have been most significant as sources for borrowing. The words are then grouped according to subject--birds, fish, edible flora, dwellings, etc.--with each work listed in a dictionary-style entry. The book concludes by addressing how words changed in English, and discusses English words that have since been adopted into Aboriginal languages.

About this title

About the Author:

R.M.W. Dixon is a Director at the Research Centre for Research Typology. R.M.W. Dixon is a Director at the Australian Research Council. Mandy Thomas is Executive Director for Humanities and Creative Arts at the Australian Research Council.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0195530993
• ISBN 13: 9780195530995
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 268