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Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages / Foundation to Year 2 / Understanding / Systems of language

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Curriculum content descriptions

Understand and use a developing vocabulary including topical and classificatory language, recognising the function of different word types in the language

[Key concepts: word function, word order, patterns, rules; Key processes: identifying, recognising, noticing patterns, observing]

(ACLFWU015)

Elaborations

understand and use vocabulary relating to familiar and unfamiliar topics, including synonyms and older words that might not currently be used so often
understanding that words have different functions, for example, words for things, words for actions
identifying common word classes, for example, noun, verb, using available terminology from the language as appropriate
recognising that sentences are key units for expressing ideas
recognising common prefixes and suffixes in the language and how they change a word’s function
learning new words for everyday contexts and for a growing number of school and community contexts
recognising that the language may have words in common with nearby languages
observing some words in the language that are not found in English and vice versa

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Australian languages

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