| Description |
viii, 216 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Anzac -- Aussie -- Barrack -- Battler -- Billy -- Bludger -- Bodgie -- Bogan -- Bonzer -- Brumby -- Buckley's -- Budgie smugglers -- Bush -- Chook -- Chunder -- Cobber -- Crook -- Dag -- Damper -- Digger -- Dinkum -- Dob -- Dunny -- Emu -- Fair Go -- Floater -- Fossick -- Furphy -- Gidgie -- Govie -- Grouse -- Hoon -- Jackeroo -- Jackie Howe -- Lamington -- Larrikin -- Light globe -- Mate -- Noah -- Ocker -- Phar Lap -- Plonk -- Pollie Talk -- Pom -- Port -- Quoll -- Rellie, rello -- Rogaining -- Rooned -- Rort -- Sheila -- Steak & kidney -- Strine -- Swag -- Tall poppy -- Territory rig -- Troppo -- True blue -- Two Bob -- Vegemite -- Wog -- Wombat -- Wowser -- Yaffler -- Yoe -- Yonnie -- Yous(e) |
| Summary |
At last the real stories behind some of Australiaѫs unique and best-loved words are ready to be told. A companion volume to Bruce Mooreѫs highly-successful Speaking Our Language, this collection tells the story of Australian words through their histories and thematic and structural associations |
| Notes |
Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Signed by author 1 copy. ANU |
| Subject |
Australianisms -- History.
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English language -- Australia.
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| LC no. |
2010674077 |
| ISBN |
9780195575002 (paperback) |
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