Abstract
"When you emigrate, you fracture your belonging to the language of your homeland."
If we think of place names as being part of a homeland's language, we can imagine the importance of homeland place names in a new setting. The state of South Australia began as a colony, grew into a province, and under Federation became a state. Before all that, it was the home of Indigenous people who named its geographical features and places; for example, the Kaurna people call the flat Adelaide plains Tandanya...
If we think of place names as being part of a homeland's language, we can imagine the importance of homeland place names in a new setting. The state of South Australia began as a colony, grew into a province, and under Federation became a state. Before all that, it was the home of Indigenous people who named its geographical features and places; for example, the Kaurna people call the flat Adelaide plains Tandanya...
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Irish in South Australia: aspects and insights |
| Editors | Susan Arthure, Fidelma Breen, Stephanie James, Dymphna Lonergan |
| Place of Publication | Mile End, South Australia |
| Publisher | Wakefield Press |
| Pages | 229-254 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781743056196 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |