Public Lecture: The genius of Australian Indigenous languages
Channel: ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language
Date: 16/05/2019

Sydney, 6 February 2019

Australia’s Indigenous languages have many interesting and unique properties that have contributed greatly to our understanding of how human beings perceive and process the world around them. However, much of this knowledge has remained within the domain of language scientists

The International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019 presents the perfect opportunity to consider how fascinating Australian Indigenous languages are, and what they teach us about the nature of language more broadly.

Rachel Nordlinger is the Director of the Research Unit for Indigenous Language, in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne and a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language.