James Bednall
List of John Benjamins publications in which James Bednall is involved.
Articles
2026 Strengthening language through first language mathematics education Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Learning, Ober, Robyn, Carly Steele and Alistair Harvey (eds.), pp. 240–263 | Article
The Mathematics in Indigenous Languages project seeks to design and deliver mathematics education in Indigenous languages in remote Northern Territory schools. We work collaboratively as a team of researchers in linguistics and education, and school-based educators from three language groups:… read more
2020 Feeling through your chest: Body-based tropes for emotion in Anindilyakwa Emotion, Body and Mind across a Continent: Figurative representations of emotions in Australian Aboriginal languages, Ponsonnet, Maïa, Dorothea Hoffmann and Isabel O'Keeffe (eds.), pp. 139–183 | Article
This article explores the expression and conceptualisation of emotions in Anindilyakwa (Gunwinyguan, north-east Arnhem Land). Fundamental to the emotional lexicon of this language is the widespread use of body parts, which frequently occur in figurative expressions. In this article I examine the… read more