| Main Title: |
Australian Aboriginal words in English : their origin and meaning / R.M.W. Dixon ... [et. al.]. |
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| Author: |
Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939-
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| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Collation: |
xiii, 261 p. : map, pbk ; 22 cm. |
| Subject: |
First Nations Australians - - Language
English language
First Nations Australians
Dictionaries
Australia
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| Edition: |
2nd ed. |
| ISBN: |
0195540735 (pbk.) 9780195540734 (pbk.) |
| Notes: |
Records the Indigenous contribution to Australian English, and provides the fullest available information about their Indigenous background and their Australian English history.
Contents: 1. An introduction to Australian languages -- 2. Some important languages -- 3. The words that were borrowed -- 4. The words in English -- 5. Borrowings into Australian languages -- 6. English words extended.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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