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The Story of Australian English.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (298 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781742247168
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Story of Australian EnglishDDC classification:
  • 427.994
LOC classification:
  • PE3601 .R384 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- 1. WHAT IS AUSSIE ENGLISH? -- 2. ENGLISH ARRIVES -- 3. THE FLASH LANGUAGE -- 4. NATIVE TONGUES -- 5. CONVICT WORDS -- 6. UP THE BUSH -- 7. GOLD! -- 8. AUSTRAL ENGLISH -- 9. THE 'BANJO' AND THE BULLETIN -- 10. LARRIKIN LINGO -- 11. DIGGER DIALECTS -- 12. THE HOMEFRONT -- 13. WORDS AT WAR(AGAIN!) -- 14. THE AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE -- 15. THE WORDS OF THE WEIRD MOB -- 16. THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WORDS -- 17. SPEAKING STRINE -- 18. MAKING DICTIONARIES -- 19. MAPPING WORDS -- 20. THE FUTURE OF AUSSIE ENGLISH -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Summary: Kel Richards talks about The Story ofAustralian English on the Today Show.
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- 1. WHAT IS AUSSIE ENGLISH? -- 2. ENGLISH ARRIVES -- 3. THE FLASH LANGUAGE -- 4. NATIVE TONGUES -- 5. CONVICT WORDS -- 6. UP THE BUSH -- 7. GOLD! -- 8. AUSTRAL ENGLISH -- 9. THE 'BANJO' AND THE BULLETIN -- 10. LARRIKIN LINGO -- 11. DIGGER DIALECTS -- 12. THE HOMEFRONT -- 13. WORDS AT WAR(AGAIN!) -- 14. THE AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE -- 15. THE WORDS OF THE WEIRD MOB -- 16. THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WORDS -- 17. SPEAKING STRINE -- 18. MAKING DICTIONARIES -- 19. MAPPING WORDS -- 20. THE FUTURE OF AUSSIE ENGLISH -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

Kel Richards talks about The Story ofAustralian English on the Today Show.

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