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Re-awakening languages: theory and practice in the revitalisation of Australia's Indigenous languages</B> <BR>
Edited by John Hobson, Kevin Lowe, Susan Poetsch and Michael Walsh <BR>
Sydney University Press <BR>
<I>ISBN: </I> <I>9781920899554</I> <BR>
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The Indigenous languages of Australia have been undergoing a renaissance over recent decades. Many languages that had long ceased to be heard in public and consequently deemed 'dead' or 'extinct', have begun to emerge.<BR>
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Geographically and linguistically isolated, revitalisers of Indigenous Australian languages have often struggled to find guidance for their circumstances, unaware of the others walking a similar path. In this context <I>Re-awakening languages</I> seeks to provide the first comprehensive snapshot of the actions and aspirations of Indigenous people and their supporters for the revitalisation of Australian languages in the twenty-first century.<BR>
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The contributions to this volume describe the satisfactions and tensions of this ongoing struggle. They also draw attention to the need for effective planning and strong advocacy at the highest political and administrative levels, if language revitalisation in Australia is to be successful and people's efforts are to have longevity. <BR>
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John<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT COLOR="#4A4A4A"><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8pt'><B>JOHN HOBSON</B> | Lecturer <BR>
Coordinator, Indigenous Languages Education | Koori Centre <BR>
<B>THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY<BR>
Rm</B> 214, Old Teacher’s College A22 | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 <BR>
<B>T</B> +61 2 9351 6994 | <B>F</B> +61 2 9351 6924<BR>
<B>E</B> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8pt'><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><B><U><a href="john.hobson@sydney.edu.au">john.hobson@sydney.edu.au</a></U></B></FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#4A4A4A"> </FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#4A4A4A">| <B>W</B> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><B><U><a href="http://sydney.edu.au/koori/staff/jhobson.shtml">http://sydney.edu.au/koori/staff/jhobson.shtml</a></U></B></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#7D007D"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8pt'>"When you lose a language, you lose a culture, intellectual wealth, a work of art. <BR>
It's like dropping a bomb on a museum, the Louvre." <BR>
Comment by the late Kenneth Hale, cited in The Economist (November 3, 2001). </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><BR>
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