What is it about?
It discusses Warlpiri nicknaming, a long-term practice, as a source of humour and social levelling.
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Why is it important?
In pre-colonial days EVERY Warlpiri person had a nickname along with a suite of other names, some of which connected them to their religion, the Jukurrpa.
Perspectives
It is fun to read and quite easy to follow, but with an underlying social seriousness.
Christine Nicholls
The Australian National University (ANU)
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This page is a summary of: Warlpiri nicknaming: a personal memoir, International Journal of the Sociology of Language, January 1995, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/ijsl.1995.113.137.
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