Victorian Aboriginal Languages / Foundation to Level 2 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Recognise that different words and language forms are used to address and communicate with people according to relationship and context
Elaborations
noticing that different forms of address and kinship terms are used depending on the relationship between participants
recognising that the way someone is related to others affects how he or she speaks to them
recognising that ways of speaking vary according to context and situation, for example, language used when interacting with peers during playground games is different to that used with the teaching team and with visiting respected community members
recognising that language used in particular interactions can vary between cultural contexts, for example, the use of titles in English compared to kin categories in the language
