Abstract
Indigenous Australians once spoke up to 300 languages but today, for the most part, speak varieties of Aboriginal English and/or creole. Aboriginal English is a post‐pidgin/post‐creole dialect, distinct from Australian English in phonology, grammar, lexicon, and semantics and showing both formal and conceptual continuity with Indigenous languages as well as with pidgin and creole. The TESOL profession in Australia recognizes that, for speakers of Aboriginal English in the context of an education system based on Standard Australian English (SAE), a bidialectal (English as an Additional Dialect) approach needs to be taken, drawing on linguistic and cultural resources from both Indigenous and mainstream speech communities.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
