The story of Australian English / Kel Richards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richards, Kel, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Dialects--Australia--History.

English language.

English language--Australia--History.

Australianisms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sydney, Australia : NewSouth Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The English language arrived in Australia with the first motley bunch of European settlers on 26 January 1788. Today there is clearly a distinctive Australian regional dialect with its own place among the global family of 'Englishes'. How did this come about? Where did the distinctive pattern, accent, and verbal inventions that make up Aussie English come from? A lively narrative, this book tells the story of the birth, rise and triumphant progress of the colourful dingo lingo that we know today as Aussie English.Kel Richards talks about The Story of Australian English on the Today Show

Contents:

CONTENTS; 1. WHAT IS AUSSIE ENGLISH?; 2. ENGLISH ARRIVES; 3. THE FLASH LANGUAGE; 4. NATIVE TONGUES; 5. CONVICT WORDS; 6. UP THE BUSH; 7. GOLD!; 8. AUSTRAL ENGLISH; 9. THE 'BANJO' AND THE BULLETIN; 10. LARRIKIN LINGO; 11. DIGGER DIALECTS; 12. THE HOMEFRONT; 13. WORDS AT WAR(AGAIN!); 14. THE AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE; 15. THE WORDS OF THE WEIRD MOB; 16. THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WORDS; 17. SPEAKING STRINE; 18. MAKING DICTIONARIES; 19. MAPPING WORDS; 20. THE FUTURE OF AUSSIE ENGLISH; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-74224-716-4

1-74224-190-5