Are there any word-meanings which are absolute and precise lexico-semantic universals,
and if so, what kind of meanings are they? This paper assesses the status, in a diverse …

Hunting for semantic and lexical universals is not like pearl-fishing. Primitives do not present
themselves glittering and unmistakable. Identifying them is an empirical endeavour but one …

This project represents one small part in a much bigger picture of the work being undertaken
by the Institute to understand and express the both-ways philosophy. It is recognised that …

Mixed languages were considered an oddity of contact linguistics until Thomason and
Kaufman (1988) revisited the challenges they posed. Before then, debate about whether or …

Since colonisation, the language ecology of Australia has shifted dramatically to
accommodate English. ¹ Although a number of Aboriginal languages continue to be spoken …

Indigenous Australia and alcohol policy gives a unique perspective on approaches to
problem drinking among Aboriginal people, and the role cultural difference has played. It …

A crucial question in cross-cultural education is how to bridge the cultural and linguistic
differences between home and school so that a child's identity can be supported without …

Yankunytjatjara is a minority dialect of the Western Desert Language, spoken by several
hundred people, primarily in the north-west of South Australia. 1 By Australianist standards …

Bicultural education is seriously undertheorised. To many crosscultural educators it is
presumed, wrongly, to be an automatic extension of bilingual education, hence the common …

This article argues that the belief in the" psychic unity of humankind," which the author
shares, can degenerate into an empty rhetorical posture if it is not linked with an empirical …