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Sharon Davis

Venn diagram of where Aboriginal English falls/overlaps in relation to Traditional Aboriginal Languages, Creoles, Non-Standard English and Australian English. Aboriginal English overlaps all these categories. (Image credit: Understanding the Languages Panda Gardner. Twitter: @grandnapread)

Aboriginal English – What Isn’t It?

Sharon Davis, IndigenousX, January 2022

People tend to poo-poo AbE as slang or broken English, when it is a rule-governed, legitimate language that connects Aboriginal people to culture, Country and community.

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