Learning to tell a narrative in Murrinhpatha

该项目旨在研究Murrinhpatha （Wadeye地区的一种澳大利亚土著语言）中儿童叙事发展的语言、社会和认知阶段。直到他们在小学遇到双语教育系统，Wadeye的孩子们在一个主要是单语Murrinhpatha的环境中长大。这项研究将研究儿童如何用这种不同寻常的语言构建叙事。它将提供关于信息如何与语言复杂性、认知约束和社会互动相互作用的见解。该项目旨在保持Murrinhpatha在社区的活力，并为双语教育项目的发展做出贡献。

This project aims to examine the linguistic, social, and cognitive stages of children’s narrative development in Murrinhpatha, an Indigenous Australian language spoken in Wadeye. Until they encounter the bilingual education system at primary school, the children of Wadeye grow up in a largely monolingual Murrinhpatha environment. The research will examine how children structure narratives in this typologically unusual language. It will provide insights into how information interacts with linguistic complexity, cognitive constraints and social interaction. This project aims to maintain the vitality of Murrinhpatha in the community and contribute to the development of bilingual education programmes.