25.905, LINGUIST Heads to the Pacific Region!

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LINGUIST List: Vol-25-905. Mon Feb 24 2014. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 25.905, LINGUIST Heads to the Pacific Region!

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Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:05:58
From: LINGUIST List [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: LINGUIST Heads to the Pacific Region!

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Region 2 | Pacific | Fund Drive 2014 

Hello, today the LINGUIST List crew will be exploring Australia.  Let’s get
started!  Australia has so much to offer from breathtaking landscapes to a
variety of wildlife species.  What some of you may not know is that Australia
is also rich with linguistic diversity.  There are over 200 Aboriginal
languages spoken in Australia today.

To learn more about some of the Aboriginal languages spoken in Australia you
can visit the Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre located in South
Hedland.  At the centre you can learn about the preservation of aboriginal
languages and production of aboriginal language materials at the centre. In
2012 they celebrated 25 years of working with the speech communities of the
Pilbara.

If you are in the Newcastle area you can visit the Miromaa Aboriginal Language
& Technology Centre. they create materials and provide education in the
Awabakal language. Our own former LINGUIST Lister Anna Belew visited Miromaa
in 2012.

Off the eastern coast of Australia we find the Great Barrier Reef, the world's
largest coral reef system. If diving is something you love or have always
wanted to try this is the place to go! The Great Barrier Reef is home to many
marine animals you can explore while you dive.

Why don’t we stop by the Australia Zoo. I have always wanted to hop around
with the kangaroos and cuddle some koalas. The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
is home to Uluru a huge red sandstone that is also a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. Uluru reaches 348 meters into the sky and is quite a sight to see.

Thank you so much for adventuring around Australia with us.  We only saw a
small portion of what Australia has to offer us so we recommend that you do
some exploring on your own. Don’t forget to stay tuned, there might be some
exciting day trips in our future!

Remember to donate (https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm) and
associate your university to your donate for the Grad School Challenge! As of
this morning we have the University of Washington in the lead with Stanford
University and the University of California, Santa Barbara following closely
behind.








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