Tricksters and Traditions: Jawoyn Stories and Story-tellers of southern Arnhemland
Date
2016
Authors
Merlan, Francesca
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Asia-Pacific Linguistics, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
Abstract
This volume contains a set of stories told in Jawoyn, a highly endangered language of
southern Arnhem Land. (Some stories contain interpellations from a neighbouring and
related language, Binij Gun-Wok). The stories were recorded at various times during the
compiler’s extended research association with the area and its people, thus over decades from
the 1980s onwards. The volume consists of 4 sections setting out (1) the background to the
language, speakership and region; (2) a set of biographies of the four speakers represented in
the volume; (3) the stories themselves, in column mode with Jawoyn on one side and free
English translation on the other, for maximally easy reading; and (4) a linguistically detailed
version of all stories with grammatical analysis of the Jawoyn original. The set of stories is
linked to audio files of each story, so that readers may listen to the original renditions as they
read. The collection also has 3 regional maps and 10 photographs to enhance understanding
of the region and the speakers.
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Aboriginal Australian literature--Northern Territory--Arnhem Land, Southern, Australian literature--Aboriginal Australian authors, Authors, Aboriginal Australian--Northern Territory--Arnhem Land, Southern--Biography, Jawoyn language--Translating into English, Jawoyn language--Readers
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