Searching for Aboriginal Languages: Memoirs of a Field Worker

The extremely trying work of a field worker searching for nearly lost aboriginal dialects. Over 200 native tongues were once spoken by different aboriginal groups in Australia. but it was not until the 1960’s that any serious attempt was made to study and retrieve them. This is the story of that attempt.

Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Date Published: 0702219339
Book Condition: Very good softcover with minor surface edge wear to covers, with a minor corner bump to bottom front corner. There is a crease to the bottom of the back cover. Otherwise, a clean and unmarked copy internally.
ISBN: 0702219339