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oapen-20.500.12657-333472021-04-30T09:25:00Z Indigenous and Minority Placenames D. Clark, Ian Hercus, Luise Kostanski, Laura australia indigenous toponymy Kaurna bic Book Industry Communication::2 Language qualifiers::2P Oceanic & Austronesian languages::2PB Australian Aboriginal languages This book showcases current research into Indigenous and minority placenames in Australia and internationally. Many of the chapters in this volume originated as papers at a Trends in Toponymy conference hosted by the University of Ballarat in 2007 that featured Australian and international speakers. The chapters in this volume provide insight into the quality of toponymic research that is being undertaken in Australia and in countries such as Canada, Finland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Norway. The research presented here draws on the disciplines of linguistics, geography, history, and anthropology. The book includes meticulous studies of placenames in central NSW and the Upper Hunter region; Gundungurra cave names; western Arnhem Land; Northern Cape York Peninsula and Mount Wheeler in Queensland; saltwater placenames around Mer in the Torres Strait; and the Kaurna in South Australia. 2014-10-13 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:40:50Z 2020-04-01T14:40:50Z 2014 book 502553 OCN: 870965662 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33347 eng application/pdf n/a 502553.pdf http://press.anu.edu.au/titles/aboriginal-history-monographs/indigenous-and-minority-placenames/ ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_502553 10.26530/OAPEN_502553 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 open access
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This book showcases current research into Indigenous and minority placenames in Australia and internationally. Many of the chapters in this volume originated as papers at a Trends in Toponymy conference hosted by the University of Ballarat in 2007 that featured Australian and international speakers. The chapters in this volume provide insight into the quality of toponymic research that is being undertaken in Australia and in countries such as Canada, Finland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Norway. The research presented here draws on the disciplines of linguistics, geography, history, and anthropology. The book includes meticulous studies of placenames in central NSW and the Upper Hunter region; Gundungurra cave names; western Arnhem Land; Northern Cape York Peninsula and Mount Wheeler in Queensland; saltwater placenames around Mer in the Torres Strait; and the Kaurna in South Australia.
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