Aboriginal English in the global city: Minorities and language change

本项目旨在记录大都市土著英语的变异和变化模式。自殖民以来，英语已经侵蚀了澳大利亚的语言，土著英语已经成为种族身份的强大载体。该项目将定量研究土著英语讲故事如何跨代发挥作用，以及全球语言创新是否明显。探索这些动态是了解少数民族城市社区语言变化的关键，也是完善教育计划以满足土著儿童和青年需求的关键。该项目预计将为澳大利亚跨文化教学方案的实施提供信息，帮助教师和课程开发人员设计教材，并通过记录土著英语的变化来增强土著澳大利亚人的能力。

This project aims to document patterns of variation and change in metropolitan Aboriginal English. Since colonisation, English has encroached on Australian languages, and Aboriginal English has emerged as a powerful carrier of ethnic identity. The project will quantitatively study how Aboriginal English storytelling functions cross-generationally, and whether global linguistic innovations are apparent. Exploring these dynamics is key to understanding language change in minority urban communities, and to refining educational programs to suit the needs of Indigenous children and youth. The project expects to inform the implementation of cross-cultural teaching programmes in Australia, helping teachers and curriculum developers to design materials, and to empower Indigenous Australians by documenting how Aboriginal English is changing.