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Author Jauncey, Dorothy.

Title Bardi grubs and frog cakes : South Australian words / Dorothy Jauncey
Published South Melbourne, Vic. ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004

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 W'PONDS  427.99423 Jau/Bga  AVAILABLE
Description iv, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Contents 1. The People Before: Words from Aboriginal Languages -- 2. 'No Convict Taint': The Early Days of the Colony -- 3. 'The Copper Kingdom': The Cornish and the Copper Mines -- 4. 'A Paradise of Dissent': The German Lutheran Influence -- 5. Wealth from the Land: Wheat, Wool, and Wine -- 6. The Outback: Opals, Camels, and Woomera -- 7. The 'Lifestyle State': The Festival, Grange, and Stobie Poles
Summary "Bardi Grubs and Frog Cakes: South Australian Words will guide you through a world of language that is in chronological step with the state's development. The 500 regional words listed here variously trace their origins to South Australia's Aboriginals, Cornish miners, German Lutheran settlers and more modern cultural influences."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Australian English
South Australia
Dictionaries
History
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-239) and index
Subject English language -- Australia -- South Australia -- Terms and phrases -- History.
English language -- Dialects -- Australia -- South Australia -- Dictionaries.
English language -- Variation -- Australia -- South Australia.
English language -- Dialects -- Australia -- South Australia -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
English language -- Australia -- South Australia -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Australianisms -- Australia -- South Australia.
English language -- Dialects -- Australia -- Dictionaries.
English language -- Variation -- Australia -- South Australia -- Dictionaries.
SUBJECT South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- Languages http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006384 -- Dictionaries. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001671
South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Genre/Form Dictionaries.
Controlled vocabularies.
LC no. 2004300202
ISBN 0195517709
Other Titles South Australian words