The AIATSIS Dictionaries Program: Supporting the strengthening of Australian Indigenous Languages
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Lauren W. Reed
Abstract
In this paper, we describe the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Dictionaries Program, which is part of the Australian government’s effort to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. We begin by situating the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia. This is followed by a description of the program’s history, and a discussion of some challenges of dictionary making given the linguistic features of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. We then take a deep dive into three dictionaries published via our program, focusing on a strong language, an endangered language, and a reawakening language.
Abstract
In this paper, we describe the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Dictionaries Program, which is part of the Australian government’s effort to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. We begin by situating the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia. This is followed by a description of the program’s history, and a discussion of some challenges of dictionary making given the linguistic features of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. We then take a deep dive into three dictionaries published via our program, focusing on a strong language, an endangered language, and a reawakening language.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents/Inhalt V
- Zur Bedeutsamkeit der Lexikographie: Europa und Australien 7
- Regarding the Significance of Lexicography: Europe and Australia 1
- Australian lexicography and the Australian story: Historical perspectives and the current scene 15
- Warum brauchen wir historische Lexikographie? 31
- Zur Berechtigung historischer Lexikographie: Fakten und Überlegungen 53
- Signed language lexicography and the Auslan dictionaries in print and online 83
- Terminology from a lexicographic perspective 115
- Online terminography for Indigenous Australians 133
- The AIATSIS Dictionaries Program: Supporting the strengthening of Australian Indigenous Languages 157
- Encyclopaedic lexicography: The Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary 189
- Behind the lingo – slang and the dictionary 209
- People, machines and dictionaries: Is artificial intelligence killing dictionaries? 235
- Profilex: Kognitive Leistungen des Lexikographen und die Qualität im Wörterbuchartikel 259
- Dialektwörterbücher als Wörterbücher der Zukunft 273
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents/Inhalt V
- Zur Bedeutsamkeit der Lexikographie: Europa und Australien 7
- Regarding the Significance of Lexicography: Europe and Australia 1
- Australian lexicography and the Australian story: Historical perspectives and the current scene 15
- Warum brauchen wir historische Lexikographie? 31
- Zur Berechtigung historischer Lexikographie: Fakten und Überlegungen 53
- Signed language lexicography and the Auslan dictionaries in print and online 83
- Terminology from a lexicographic perspective 115
- Online terminography for Indigenous Australians 133
- The AIATSIS Dictionaries Program: Supporting the strengthening of Australian Indigenous Languages 157
- Encyclopaedic lexicography: The Warlpiri Encyclopaedic Dictionary 189
- Behind the lingo – slang and the dictionary 209
- People, machines and dictionaries: Is artificial intelligence killing dictionaries? 235
- Profilex: Kognitive Leistungen des Lexikographen und die Qualität im Wörterbuchartikel 259
- Dialektwörterbücher als Wörterbücher der Zukunft 273
