Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 The Unwritten Kamilaroi and Kurnai : Unpublished Kinship Schedules Collected by Fison and Howitt
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'Inspired by Luise Hercus’ groundbreaking work on the use of historical sources in salvaging Aboriginal languages, this paper explores early methods of anthropology in Australia and how nineteenth century texts might be used to reconstruct aspects of Aboriginal languages and culture. It examines the rich but little known kinship material gathered by Lorimer Fison and A. W. Howitt through the 1870s and 1880s and now held in a number of Australian libraries and museums.' (Introduction)

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    y separately published work icon Language, Land and Song : Studies in Honour of Luise Hercus Peter Austin (editor), Harold Koch (editor), Jane Simpson (editor), Australia : Endangered Languages Publishing , 2017 15316152 2017 anthology criticism biography

    'The contributors to this book highlight current practice in language documentation, drawing on insights from anthropology, digital humanities, education, ethnography, history, linguistics and musicology. The book shows how the value of this multi-faceted documentation has become clear over the last 50 years.' (Publication summary)

    Australia : Endangered Languages Publishing , 2017
    pg. 194-208
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194-208 The Unwritten Kamilaroi and Kurnai : Unpublished Kinship Schedules Collected by Fison and Howittsmall AustLit logo
Subjects:
  • Aboriginal Gamilaraay AIATSIS ref. (D23) (NSW SH55-12) language
  • Aboriginal Kurnai AIATSIS ref. (S68) (Vic SJ55) language
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