Young people's dyirbal: an example of language death from australia
Auteur :
Schmidt, Annette
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521106399
Date de publication :
2 avr. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
400 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 1972 when R. M. W. Dixon's classic grammar, The Dyirbal Language of North Queensland, was published, under thirty speakers of the 'traditional' language remained. Now only some of their children and grandchildren use the language; these younger people speak a simplified version.