Dr. John Giacon

John Giacon came to Australia from Italy in 1954. He is a Christian Brother and worked for a number of years in schools, including as Principal of St Patricks Strathfield (1988-1992). From 1993 to 2005 he lived in Walgett, where he worked extensively on Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay language, including completing a BA (Hons) in linguistics. From 2006 he has lived in Canberra, completing a PhD on those languages in 2014. The PhD thesis: A grammar of Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay: a description of two New South Wales languages based on 160 years of records, is available from https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/12377. From 2006 he has taught Gamilaraay at the University of Sydney and in recent years also at ANU. He is actively involved in Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay revival. As well as teaching at university and elsewhere he is involved with community groups, is called on for translations, is invovled in producing resources, including some on tinyurl.com/FacebookGY. Other materials can be found at yuwaalaraay.com, including Gayarragi Winangali, a computer program which includes the dicitionary with sound, songs and more. More resources, including copies of the dictionaries, are available at tinyurl.com/GYMoodle and at tinyurl.com/gyresources.
Type
party
Access Privileges
School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
Title
Dr.
Given Name
John
Surname
Giacon
Uni ID
u4281743
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7773-3147
Brief Description
John Giacon came to Australia from Italy in 1954. He is a Christian Brother and worked for a number of years in schools, including as Principal of St Patricks Strathfield (1988-1992). From 1993 to 2005 he lived in Walgett, where he worked extensively on Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay language, including completing a BA (Hons) in linguistics. From 2006 he has lived in Canberra, completing a PhD on those languages in 2014.
Full Description
John Giacon came to Australia from Italy in 1954. He is a Christian Brother and worked for a number of years in schools, including as Principal of St Patricks Strathfield (1988-1992). From 1993 to 2005 he lived in Walgett, where he worked extensively on Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay language, including completing a BA (Hons) in linguistics. From 2006 he has lived in Canberra, completing a PhD on those languages in 2014. The PhD thesis: A grammar of Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay: a description of two New South Wales languages based on 160 years of records, is available from https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/12377. From 2006 he has taught Gamilaraay at the University of Sydney and in recent years also at ANU. He is actively involved in Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay revival. As well as teaching at university and elsewhere he is involved with community groups, is called on for translations, is invovled in producing resources, including some on tinyurl.com/FacebookGY. Other materials can be found at yuwaalaraay.com, including Gayarragi Winangali, a computer program which includes the dicitionary with sound, songs and more. More resources, including copies of the dictionaries, are available at tinyurl.com/GYMoodle and at tinyurl.com/gyresources.
Email Address
John.giacon@anu.edu.au
Phone Number
0421177932
Website Address
https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/giacon-g; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7773-3147
Fields of Research
45 - INDIGENOUS STUDIES; 4599 - Other Indigenous studies
Socio-Economic Objective
280114 - Expanding knowledge in Indigenous studies; 280116 - Expanding knowledge in language, communication and culture
Status: Published
Published to:
  • Australian National University
  • Australian National Data Service
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