Australian English – Language on the Move

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Language in Australia

Creaky Voice in Australian English

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Hannah White, a Postdoc researcher at Macquarie University in the Department of Linguistics. She completed…

Brynn QuickDecember 19, 2024

Chats in Linguistic Diversity Research reflections

Remembering Barbara Horvath

Editor's note: The Australian linguistics community mourns the recent passing of pioneering sociolinguist Barbara Horvath. To honor her memory, we are here publishing the lightly edited transcript of an oral…

Language on the MoveSeptember 10, 2024

Multilingual families

Bidirectional Language Learning in Migrant Families

Our newest PhD, Dr Shiva Motaghi Tabari (3rd from left) The Language on the Move team is proud to announce another freshly-minted PhD in our midst! Dr Shiva Motaghi Tabari…

Lg_on_the_moveApril 27, 2017

Language and law

Guidelines for communicating rights to non-native speakers of English

"You have the right to remain silent" (Source: Tumblr) “You have the right to remain silent” is an expression familiar to many English speakers. But what is involved in understanding…

Diana EadesDecember 2, 2015

Language learning

The language cringe of the native speaker

"How bad is your cultural cringe?" (Source: Jenna Guillaume, BuzzFeed) Keith: I’m still really shit at pronouncing Lisa’s surname. With the umlaut o. Hanna: What is Lisa’s surname? (laughter) Keith:…

Hanna TorshJune 10, 2015

English as a global language

Voice of China on the move

Voice of China Sydney 2015, Program Booklet It’s a weeknight at the Sydney Town Hall, an ornate 19th century building in the city centre. Almost everyone bustling in the entryway…

Alexandra GreyMay 27, 2015

Multilingual families

Lost in bilingual parenting

Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken (Source: quotesnpoems.com) It is not unusual for bilingual parents to experience a sense of bewilderment when it comes to language choice in the family.…

Shiva Motaghi TabariDecember 5, 2014

Language in Australia

Linguistic diversity and social inclusion in Australia

2012 workshop on 'Linguistic Diversity and Social Inclusion in Australia' at Macquarie University How does language intersect with social inclusion in contemporary Australia? Do social inclusion policies address linguistic diversity?…

Lg_on_the_moveNovember 25, 2014

Language in Australia

Australia’s Asia Literacy Debate

Australia in Asia (Source: unitingworld.org.au) Since starting a PhD in February in a different field to my previous work, I’ve been running a weekly alert with the words “language” and…

Hanna TorshOctober 2, 2012

Language in education

Language test masquerading as literacy and numeracy test

Gunbalanya School in West Arnhem Land (Source: abc.net.au) Last week, the results of the 2012 National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) were published. As has been the case…

Ingrid PillerSeptember 25, 2012

Language and migration

Postnatal depression and language proficiency

Postnatal depression (Source: rcpsych.ac.uk) Last week I was interviewed for a publication intended to showcase the achievements of women in research. When the interviewer, Meryl Hancock, asked me about the…

Ingrid PillerAugust 20, 2012

Rising multicultural middle class

Plaque commemorating the work of migrants in the construction of the Mundaring Weir In response to my blog post about the disparity between educational qualifications and employment outcomes faced by…

Ingrid PillerAugust 15, 2012

News

Michael Clyne Prize 2012

Dr Butorac (middle) and her supervisors, Prof Piller and Dr Takahashi The Language-on-the-Move team is delighted that the 2012 Michael Clyne Prize has been awarded to one of our supervision group, Dr…

Lg_on_the_moveJuly 30, 2012

Research reflections

The paradoxes of difference

Salvador Dali, Gestalt As members of the Language-on-the-Move community know, I was the lucky guest of Ingrid at Macquarie last Wednesday and then the theme of her blog posting. As a…

Bob HodgeJune 21, 2012

Intercultural communication over coffee

Receptionist: Help yourself to a cap! Shiva: Pardon me? Receptionist: Help yourself to a cap! Shiva: This was a conversation I had in the reception area of a storage company on…

Shiva Motaghi TabariJune 7, 2012

Language politics

The politics of subtitling

Recently, I watched a TV documentary about the proliferation of Nomura jellyfish in Japanese coastal waters. It was a shocking tale of the devastating environmental, economic, social and human impact…

Ingrid PillerOctober 19, 2011