Australian Aboriginal words in English : their origin and meaning

Author(s)

• Dixon, Robert M. W.
• Ramson, W. S. (William Stanley)
• Thomas, Mandy

Bibliographic Information

Australian Aboriginal words in English : their origin and meaning

R.M.W. Dixon, W.S. Ramson, Mandy Thomas

（Oxford reference）

Oxford University Press Australia, 1992, c1990

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This reference work contains over 400 words of Aboriginal origin as recorded in the "Australian National Dictionary". Each word is described in terms of its Aboriginal background and its Australian-English history.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA14253096
• ISBN:
  • 0195533941
• Country Code: at
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: South Melbourne, Australia
• Pages/Volumes: 255 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Australia -- Foreign words and phrases -- Australian aboriginal
  • LCSH : Australian aborigines -- Languages -- Influence on English
  • LCSH : Australian aborigines -- Languages -- Etymology
  • LCSH : English language -- Australia -- Etymology
  • LCSH : Australia -- Popular culture
  • LCSH : Australianisms
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA14253653