Description |
xix, 225 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Introduction -- Some feature of Australian speech -- 1. Words from Indigenous languages -- 2. The world upside down : the natural world -- 3. The world upside down : the social world -- 4. Currency versus sterling -- 5. Establishing the accent -- 6. Gold! Gold! Gold! -- 7. The dialect evidence -- 8. The great expansion -- 9. Accent and empire -- 10. Currency and sterling -- 11. It's time -- 12. Regional Australian English -- 13. Other Australian Englishes -- 14. Postscript : the future -- Notes -- Word index |
Summary |
For the first time the story of Australian English is about to be told in full. It is written for people who want to know where Australian English came from, what the forces were that moulded it, why it takes its present form, and where it is going. Australian author and content |
Analysis |
Australian English |
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Australian English (Australia) |
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History, 1801-1900 |
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History, 2000-2009 |
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Slang |
Notes |
Includes bibliographic references (p. 207-220) and index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 207-222 |
Subject |
Australianisms -- History.
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English language -- Australia.
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LC no. |
2008431677 |
ISBN |
0195565770 (hbk.) |
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0195565789 (paperback) |
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9780195565775 (hbk.) |
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9780195565782 (paperback) |
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