John Harris (biblical scholar)

Australian linguist

John W. Harris

Education| University of Queensland (PhD)
Awards| Lambeth Degree
Scientific career
Fields| linguistics, Bible translation
Institutions| Darwin Institute of Technology (now Charles Darwin University)
Thesis|  Language contact, Pidgins and the rise of Kriol in the Northern Territory: historical and theoretical perspectives  (1986)
Academic advisors| Bruce Rigsby, John Sandefur

John W. Harris is an Australian Bible translator and linguist known for his works on aboriginal Christianity and creoles.[1][2][3] He is one of the first scholars who provided a detailed account of Australian creoles.[4] In 1986, he was Senior Lecturer in Education at Darwin Institute of Technology.[5][6] He received a Lambeth Degree from the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2010.[7][8]

## Books

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* 1986\. Northern Territory pidgins and the origin of Kriol. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics
* 1994, One Blood: 200 Years Of Aboriginal Encounter With Christianity (revised edition), Albatross Books, Sydney.
* 1998, We wish we’d done more: ninety years of CMS and Aboriginal issues in north Australia, Openbook, Adelaide.

## References

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1. ^ Loos, Noel (1993). "Scenes from an Academic Life: A Review of One Blood by John Harris". Aboriginal History. 17 (1/2): 133–141. ISSN 0314-8769. JSTOR 24046230.
2. ^ "Early missionaries to Australia". Australians Together.
3. ^ "A brutally honest book about Christians and Aborigines in Australia - Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au. 16 March 2013.
4. ^ Goldfield, Beverly A. (April 1992). "Early language development: Implications for clinical and educational practice. Harris John. London: Routledge, 1990". Applied Psycholinguistics. 13 (2): 243–247. doi:10.1017/S0142716400005580. S2CID 143459857.
5. ^ Harris, John (1985). "Contact Languages at the Northern Territory: British Military Settlements 1824-1849". Aboriginal History. 9 (1/2): 148–169. ISSN 0314-8769. JSTOR 24045834.
6. ^ Harris, John W. (April 1986). "Creoles — New Languages and an Old Debit". Journal of Christian Education. os-29 (1): 9–22. doi:10.1177/002196578602900102. ISSN 0021-9657. S2CID 185848521.
7. ^ "A passionate lover of bringing the Bible to lonely people in lonely places - Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au. 15 January 2020.
8. ^ "Top 2021 Australian Christian books announced - BCWA". 12 November 2021.

## External links

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* On a Mission: The Institutionalising of Aboriginal Children
* NORTHERN TERRITORY PIDGINS AND THE ORIGIN OF KRIOL
* Hiding the bodies: the myth of the humane colonisation of Aboriginal Australia
* CONTACT LANGUAGES AT THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BRITISH MILITARY SETTLEMENTS 1824-1849
* 1998 Mission Australia Address by Dr John W Harris

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