Case Study- Australia Final

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Language StatusLanguage Status

y National language: Australia English

y

Immigrant languages: Italian (500,000)

Arabic (250,000)

Chinese (190,000)

Standard German (135,000)

Greek (107,000)


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y 170,000 aborigines, but only 47,00 whoknows the aboriginal language

y Regional dialects

South Australian English (South Austalia)

Western Australian English

Torres Strait English

Australian Kriol Language

Norfuk (Norfolk Island)


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Languages in AustraliaLanguages in Australia


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Australian EnglishAustralian English

y Is a group of dialects spoken in Australia

y First language in Australia


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Origins & InfluencesOrigins & Influences

y First spoken by the children of the

colonists (Including convicts)

y They are exposed to a wide different

dialects from all over the British Isles.

y Australian gold rushes.

y Aboriginal languages (Mostly for places,

flora & fauna and local culture.)


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The First Fleet


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Gold RushGold Rush


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Varieties of Australian EnglishVarieties of Australian English

y Broad Australian (Strine)

y General Australian


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y Cultivated Australian (Similar to

received pronunciations)

y Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderEnglish

y Ethnocultural varieties

y Learn Australian English!

Prime Minister of Australia


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Australian Aboriginal languagesAustralian Aboriginal languages

y 18th century: There are about 350 750

languages

y 21st century: Less than 150 languages (In

daily use)

y Of those that survive,Only 10%, usually

located in the most isolated areas, are

being learned by children.


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Examples of Aboriginal wordsExamples of Aboriginal words

Billabong Kangaroo Boomerang


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Australian Aboriginal Language Map


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Aboriginal people


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Australian Kriol (Creole) languageAustralian Kriol (Creole) language

y Almost similar to English but with differentstructures and grammar.

y Regions: Sydney and Newcastle in NewSouth Wales in the early days of Whitecolonization.

y Died out in most parts of the country,except in the Northern Territory

y Presently spoken by about 30,000 people.

y Before 1970, it was regarded as a dialect ofEnglish rather than a language in its ownright.


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Example of Australian KriolExample of Australian Kriol

y Airport : e-pot, eyastrip

y All the way: olawei

y Accident: eksadint


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y Australia has no prescribed language laws.

http://www.worldcp.org/australia.php?aid=5

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All Australians shoulddevelop & maintain

effective literacy in Englishto enable them toparticipate in Australian

society

The learning of Ls otherthan English (LOTE) must

be substantially expandedand improved

Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander Ls which are

still transmitted should bemaintained and developed,

& those that are notshould be recorded where

appropriate

Language services

provided by interpretersand translators, the printand electronic media and

libraries should beexpanded and improved

Australia Language andLiteracy Policy (ALLP)


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Roles of languages in educationRoles of languages in education

systemsystem


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OrganisationsOrganisations responsibleresponsible

y Language Australia-The National

Languages and Literacy Institute of

Australia


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ReferencesReferences

y http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_varia

tion_in_Australian_English

y http://www.mega.nu/ampp/australia.html

y http://www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au/d

oc/lobianco_1.pdf

y http://www.islpr.org/PDF/Language_Policy

_Language_Education_Australia.pdf

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