Linguistic Organisation and Native Title: The Wik Case, Australia
Author:   Ken Hale ,  Peter Sutton
Publisher:   ANU Press
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9781760464462


Publication Date:   09 September 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Classical Aboriginal societies in Australia have commonly been described in terms of social organisation and local organisation. This book presents rich detail on a third and related domain that has not been given the same kind of attention: linguistic organisation. Basing their analyses on fieldwork among the Wik peoples of Cape York Peninsula, north Australia, Peter Sutton and Ken Hale show how cosmology, linguistic variation, language prehistory, clan totemic identities, geopolitics, land use and land ownership created a vibrant linguistic organisation in a classical Aboriginal society. This has been a society long in love with language and languages. Its people have richly imbued the domain of rights and interests in country—the foundations of their native title as recognised in Australian law—with rights and interests in the abundance of languages and dialects given to them at the start of the world.

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Author:   Ken Hale ,  Peter Sutton
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
ISBN:  

9781760464462


ISBN 10:   1760464465
Publication Date:   09 September 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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List of figures List of maps List of tables Linguistic conventions Introduction Talking language: A tribute to Ken Hale Linguistic and territorial organisation: The Wik classical system Linguistic demography of the Wik Region Languages of the Wik Native Title Claim Area Wik Subgroup lexical history Wik Subgroup grammatical history Conclusion Appendix 1: Wik clans Appendix 2: Wik estates References Indexes

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