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A brief history of Australian English - did the apple fall so far from the English family tree? Australian English in the context of world Englishes

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2012 (Volume) 55
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Language
Page 11-13
Authors Wilkinson, Lizzie
Contents

For her degree dissertation, Lizzie Wilkinson researched the development of the Australian variety of English. Here she pulls out some of the key issues, exploring not only the processes of development but also the historical and cultural origins of the language.

Keywords
Accents     Australia     Colloquial style     English language     Regional words     Slang     Vocabulary     Words