National Indigenous languages survey report 2005 / report submitted to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in association with the Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages
- Bib ID:
- 3645957
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Online Version:
- http://www.arts.gov.au/sites/default/files/pdfs/nils-report-2005.pdf
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- Description:
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- Canberra : Dept. of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, 2005
- xv, 236 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0642753229
- Summary:
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"The National Indigenous Languages Survey Report 2005 highlights that: of an original estimated 250 known Australian Indigenous languages, only 18 languages are now considered ?strong? and have speakers in all age groups; about 110 Indigenous languages are still spoken by older people but are endangered; words and phrases are still in use and there is community support in many parts of the country for reclamation and learning programs for many other languages which are no longer fully spoken; communities around Australia possess many of the elements required to keep Indigenous languages strong or to reclaim them. They have skilled and devoted language workers and teachers, excellent teaching materials, good documentation of languages and active community language centres."
- Notes:
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- Bibliography: p. 231-236.
- Also available via the Internet at: http://www.arts.gov.au/sites/default/files/pdfs/nils-report-2005.pdf (viewed 26 July 2011)
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Government policy
- Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Study and teaching
- Australian languages
- Torres Strait Islanders -- Languages -- Government policy
- Torres Strait Islanders -- Languages -- Study and teaching
- Language - Maintenance
- Education - Language - Indigenous languages
- Australia
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- Terms of Use:
- Commonwealth of Australia 2005.
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