Search Results - "O'Shannessy, Carmel"
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Light Warlpiri: A New Language
Published in Australian journal of linguistics (01-04-2005)“…The systematic combination of elements of Warlpiri (Pama-Nyungan), an English-based creole named Kriol, & English by speakers younger than 30 in Lajamanu, a…”
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How ordinary child language acquisition processes can lead to the unusual outcome of a mixed language
Published in The international journal of bilingualism : cross-disciplinary, cross-linguistic studies of language behavior (01-04-2021)“…Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the language processing mechanisms involved when young children bring structural innovations into…”
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The longitudinal corpus of language acquisition, maintenance and contact: Warlpiri & Light Warlpiri
Published in Australian journal of linguistics (02-07-2024)“…Australian Indigenous languages contribute to the linguistic diversity and wealth of the nation and the world, yet are highly vulnerable due to continuing…”
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Multilingual children increase language differentiation by indexing communities of practice
Published in First language (01-10-2015)“…An area in need of study in child language acquisition is that of complex multilingual contexts in which there is little language separation by interlocutor or…”
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Talking together: how language documentation and teaching practice support oral language development in bilingual education programs
Published in International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism (21-04-2022)“…When an endangered or minority language is spoken by children and taught in schools, both oral and literacy skills are crucial for continued language…”
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Reflexive and Reciprocal Encoding in the Australian Mixed Language, Light Warlpiri
Published in Languages (Basel) (01-06-2021)“…Mixed languages combine significant amounts of grammatical and lexical material from more than one source language in systematic ways. The Australian mixed…”
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Production and perception of stop voicing in Central Australian Aboriginal English: A cross-generational study
Published in Australian journal of linguistics (02-01-2024)“…This paper reports on a series of studies investigating the production and perception of stop voicing contrasts in speakers of Central Australian Aboriginal…”
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Two-part vowel modifications in Child Directed Speech in Warlpiri may enhance child attention to speech and scaffold noun acquisition
Published in Phonetica (23-02-2023)“…Study 1 compared vowels in Child Directed Speech (CDS; child ages 25-46 months) to vowels in Adult Directed Speech (ADS) in natural conversation in the…”
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Transitivity Marking in Light Warlpiri, an Australian Mixed Language
Published in Languages (Basel) (01-09-2022)“…Light Warlpiri is a newly emerged Australian mixed language that systematically combines nominal structure from Warlpiri (Australian, Pama-Nyungan) with verbal…”
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When more is more: The mixed language Light Warlpiri amalgamates source language phonologies to form a near-maximal inventory
Published in Journal of phonetics (01-03-2021)“…•The phonemic inventory of Light Warlpiri reflects a near-maximal amalgamation of the source language phonologies.•Light Warlpiri phonological inventory…”
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Competition between Word Order and Case-Marking in Interpreting Grammatical Relations: A Case Study in Multilingual Acquisition
Published in Journal of child language (01-09-2011)“…The study examines strategies multilingual children use to interpret grammatical relations, focusing on their two primary languages, Lajamanu Warlpiri and…”
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THE ROLE OF MULTIPLE SOURCES IN THE FORMATION OF AN INNOVATIVE AUXILIARY CATEGORY IN LIGHT WARLPIRI, A NEW AUSTRALIAN MIXED LANGUAGE
Published in Language (Baltimore) (01-06-2013)“…Light Warlpiri, a new Australian mixed language combining Warlpiri (Pama-Nyungan) with varieties of English and/or Kriol that has emerged within approximately…”
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Ordering arguments about: Word order and discourse motivations in the development and use of the ergative marker in two Australian mixed languages
Published in Lingua (01-07-2010)“…Light Warlpiri and Gurindji Kriol are mixed languages which are spoken in northern Australia. They systematically mix the lexicon and morpho-syntax of a…”
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Comprehension of Competing Argument Marking Systems in Two Australian Mixed Languages
Published in Bilingualism (Cambridge, England) (01-04-2012)“…Crosslinguistic influence has been seen in bilingual adult and child learners when compared to monolingual learners. For speakers of Light Warlpiri and…”
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(Re)turning research into pedagogical practice: A case study of translational language research in Warlpiri
Published in Language documentation and conservation (01-01-2019)“…Speech corpora created primarily for linguistic research are not often easily repurposed for practical use by the communities who participated in the research…”
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Learning (In) Indigenous Languages: Common Ground, Diverse Pathways. OECD Education Working Papers. No. 278
Published in OECD Publishing (14-09-2022)“…Indigenous peoples have rightful aspirations for their languages and cultures, supported under international conventions, jurisdictional treaties, laws,…”
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