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Author Leitner, Gerhard, 1944-

Title Australia's many voices : Australian English--the national language / by Gerhard Leitner
Published Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, [2004]
©2004
©2004

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 MELB  420.994 Lei/Amv  AVAILABLE
Description 1 online resource (410 pages) : illustrations, map
Series Contributions to the sociology of language ; 90.1
Contributions to the sociology of language ; 90.1
Contents Australia's language habitat -- The demography of Australia's language habitat -- Australian English : the national language -- An epi-centre in the Asia-Pacific region
Summary Develops a comprehensive, descriptive, and sociohistorical view of mainstream Australian English and of the social processes that have made it possible for it to become the national language of Australia reaching out into the Asia-Pacific region
Notes Includes indices
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-381) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Contributions to the sociology of language no:90.1 1861-0676
Subject Australianisms.
English language -- Dialects -- Australia.
English language -- Social aspects -- Australia.
English language -- Variation -- Australia.
English language -- Australia.
SUBJECT Australia -- Languages. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009595
Author Fishman, Joshua A.
LC no. 2004052243
ISBN 9783110904871 (e-book)
311090487X (e-book)
Other Titles Australian English -- the national language