Found in translation : many meanings on a North Australian mission /

Found in Translation is a rich account of language and shifting cross-cultural relations on a Christian mission in northern Australia during the mid-twentieth century. It explores how translation shaped interactions between missionaries and the Anindilyakwa-speaking people of the Groote Eylandt arch...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rademaker, Laura (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2018]
Series:Indigenous Pacifics.
Subjects:
Church Missionary Society > Australia > Groote Eylandt (N.T.) > History.
Church Missionary Society.
Language in missionary work > Australia > Groote Eylandt (N.T.)
Missions > Linguistic work > Australia > Groote Eylandt (N.T.)
Aboriginal Australians > Missions > Australia > Groote Eylandt (N.T.)
Langage et langues dans l'œuvre missionnaire > Australie > Groote Eylandt (T. du N.)
Missions > Travaux linguistiques > Australie > Groote Eylandt (T. du N.)
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Aboriginal Australians > Missions.
Language in missionary work.
Missions > Linguistic work.
Northern Territory > Groote Eylandt.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Meetings : new meanings on southern shores
  • Translating the landscape : negotiating the mission
  • Ears to hear : the sounds of speech
  • The letter kills : writing in English
  • The Mamarika winds : turning to Anindilyakwa
  • Speaking to the heart : the language of faith
  • Singing in tongues : translation through song.

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