This handy pocket book reveals the richness, strength and diversity of the Aboriginal languages of Central Australia. An essential guide to the languages spoken

Without even considering the 150 Aboriginal languages still spoken, Australia has an unparalleled mix of languages other than English in common usage, languages

The dialect of English which has developed in Indigenous speech communities in Australia, while showing some regional and social variation, has features at all

Linguists and non-linguists will find in this volume a guide and reference source to the rich linguistic heritage of Australia.

This 1988 book was the first full-length study ever to be published on the subject of sign language as a means of communication among Australian Aborigines. Bas