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Understanding Aboriginal English in the Legal System: A Critical Sociolinguistics Approach

Diana Eades

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Abstract

This paper reviews sociolinguistic work which has addressed the provision of justice for Aboriginal English (AE) speakers in Australia. It questions the assumptions about cultural and linguistic diversity and inequality which underlie this work, and proposes a critical sociolinguistic approach, which draws on social theory in the analysis of how language is involved in the failure of the legal system to deliver justice.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)491-512
JournalApplied Linguistics
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Keywords

  • Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)

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