Graham R. McKay
List of John Benjamins publications for which Graham R. McKay plays a role.
2011 Policy and Indigenous languages in Australia Australian Languages: A challenge for applied linguistics, Walsh, Michael (ed.), pp. 297–319 | Article
The use of Indigenous languages has been declining over the period of non-Aboriginal settlement in Australia as a result of repressive policies, both explicit and implicit. The National Policy on Languages (Lo Bianco, 1987) was the high point of language policy in Australia, given its national… read more
2007 3. Noun incorporation in Rembarrnga discourse. Language Description, History and Development: Linguistic indulgence in memory of Terry Crowley, Siegel, Jeff, John Lynch and Diana Eades (eds.), pp. 41–52 | Article
1990 Aboriginal languages and language training in the Northern Territory Communication and Translation in Aboriginal Contexts, Bavin, Edith L. (ed.), pp. 48–63 | Article
Aboriginal languages are still widely used in most parts of the Northern Territory, particularly in isolated communities. These languages and their associated patterns of communication and socio-cultural systems are very different from those of the mainstream Australian society. The contact… read more
1990 The Addressee: Or Is the second person singular? Studies in Language 14:2, pp. 429–432 | Miscellaneous
1988 Figure and Ground in Rembarrnga Complex Sentences Complex Sentence Constructions in Australian Languages, Austin, Peter (ed.), pp. 7–36 | Article
1985 Language issues in training programs for Northern Territory police: A linguist’s view Volume 2, pp. 32–43 | Article