Language contact and children's bilingual acquisition: learning a mixed language and Warlpiri in northern Australia

Carmel O’Shannessy

This dissertation documents the emergence of a new language, Light Warlpiri, in the multilingual community of Lajamanu in northern Australia. It then examines the acquisition of Light Warlpiri language, and of the heritage language, Lajamanu Warlpiri, by children. Light Warlpiri has arisen from cont