Written by one of the pioneers of the field of forensic linguistics, this collection presents 30 years of research and writings that focus on the distinct dialect of English spoken in Australia known as Aboriginal English. The implications of Diana Eades's work within the education, legal, and social spheres are of profound importance for understanding the lived experiences of Aboriginal Australians and the development of communication processes that overcome the existing inequalities within these spheres. Aboriginal Ways of Using English is a significant contribution to cross-cultural understandings and examines a significant subset of Australian English that is often ignored. The book is invaluable reading for students and scholars in linguistics, Aboriginal studies, criminology, law, education, and communication studies. Table of contents 1. Introduction Part I: Describing Aboriginal ways of using English. 2.'You gotta know how to talk...': ethnography of information seeking in Southeast Queensland Aboriginal society 3. Misunderstanding Aboriginal English: the role of sociocultural context 4. They don't speak an Aboriginal language, or do they? 5. Aboriginal English Part II: Focusing on the criminal justice process. 6. Language and the law: white Australia v Nancy 7. Aboriginal English in the criminal justice system 8. Aboriginal English on trial: the case for Stuart and Condren 9. A case of mistaken assumptions 10. Telling and retelling your story in court: questions, assumptions and intercultural implications 11. The social consequences of language ideologies in courtroom cross-examination. English language--Dialects--Australia. Aboriginal Australians--Social life and customs. Aboriginal Australians--Languages. English language--Variation--Australia. English language--Social aspects--Australia. English language--Study and teaching. xmlns: dc=" http://purl. org/dc/elements/1.1/"> Aboriginal ways of using English Eades, Diana English language--Dialects--Australia. Aboriginal Australians--Social life and customs. Aboriginal Australians--Languages. English language--Variation--Australia. English language--Social aspects--Australia. 1. Introduction Part I: Describing Aboriginal ways of using English. 2.'You gotta know how to talk...': ethnography of information seeking in Southeast Queensland Aboriginal society 3. Misunderstanding Aboriginal English: the role of sociocultural context 4. They don't speak an Aboriginal language, or do they? 5. Aboriginal English Part II: Focusing on the criminal justice process. 6. Language and the law: white Australia v Nancy 7. Aboriginal English in the criminal justice system 8. Aboriginal English on trial: the case for Stuart and Condren 9. A case of mistaken assumptions 10. Telling and retelling your story in court: questions, assumptions and intercultural implications 11. The social consequences of language ideologies in courtroom cross-examination. Aboriginal Studies PRess Eades, Diana 2013-06-14 Text Book 9781922059260 Chapter from 9780855751852 en 9781922059277 Australia http://aiatsis. gov. au/asp/permissions. html