Description
Emeritus Professor Malcolm from Edith Cowan University was invited to give a keynote speech on Aboriginal English and Linguistic Inquiry at the 7th Annual HDR Conference: Interventions and Intersections, 15-16 July 2015, University of Western Sydney.Ian's talk surveys some of the findings of linguistic research into Australian Aboriginal English over the past 45 years, drawing largely on research in which the author has been involved. It is argued that, during the period of study, the discipline of linguistics has moved from a focus on linguistic description to one that includes the social exchange of speech (sociolinguistics and discourse analysis) to one that includes the study of the mental imagery which is common to both culture and language (cultural linguistics). Without being exhaustive, the talk provides a detailed illustration of the findings at each of these three levels of inquiry and provides hints as to why Aboriginal speakers re-moulded English (and continue to do so) in the way they have.
Ian Malcolm is an Emeritus Professor at Edith Cowan University where he was Professor of Applied Linguistics, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Founder and Co-Director of the Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Research. He studied linguistics at the University of Bonn, Germany and at UWA where he co-directed a state-wide investigation into Aboriginal English and completed a doctorate studying Aboriginal students’ classroom interaction. At ECU he headed teams of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers in numerous projects which laid the foundation for two-way bidialectal education. He has held visiting appointments at universities in China, Singapore and the United States.
| Period | 15 Jul 2015 → 16 Jul 2015 |
|---|---|
| Visiting from | Edith Cowan University (Australia) |
| Visitor degree | PhD |