English in Australia

2001-01-01 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : David Blair
Release : 2001-01-01
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Download or read book English in Australia written by David Blair. This book was released on 2001-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection fills a ten-year gap in studies on the nature of Australian English, and it is the first to deal exclusively with varieties of English on the Australian continent. The book contains chapters on the phonology, morphology, syntax and the lexicon of the dialect, and chapters on variation within the dialect that include Aboriginal and ethnic varieties as well as regional and generational differences with a focus on questions of Australian identity and intercultural relations. With selected contributions by Australia's leading linguists this volume records the most recent developments in the study of English within Australia.

The English in Australia

2004-05-11 History

Author : James Jupp
Release : 2004-05-11
Genre : History
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Download or read book The English in Australia written by James Jupp. This book was released on 2004-05-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2004 book looks at Australia in terms of English immigration and settlement over two centuries.

From English in Australia to Australian English

2007 Foreign Language Study

Author : Clemens W. A. Fritz
Release : 2007
Genre : Foreign Language Study
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Download or read book From English in Australia to Australian English written by Clemens W. A. Fritz. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From English in Australia to Australian English is the story of how the English language arrived in many different forms in Australia and how it evolved into a uniform variety in its own right. The corpus-based approach used here allowed empirical linguistic investigations that show intricate and intriguing developments. These prove that Australian English is not an ill-defined middle-ground between British and American English; it has its own history and its own future. Millions of words were collected and looked at. Thus the actual language used by settlers and convicts in court, in diaries, in letters, in newspapers, in poems and other text types forms the basis of this book. These results are complemented by in-depth sociohistorical analyses of environments and events that contributed to the formation of an antipodean variety of English.

English in Australia and New Zealand

1999 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Kate Burridge
Release : 1999
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Download or read book English in Australia and New Zealand written by Kate Burridge. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English in Australia and New Zealand combines both theory and description, and introduces the major theoretical and methodical issues in modern linguistic study. It also provides an overview of the structure and history of the English language in its many varieties, especially those of Australia and New Zealand. The emphasis is on English as it is used everyday. Almost all the examples are drawn from culinary texts, spoken and written. These include cooking books throughout the centuries, food and wine magazines, and books about food, health, diet and even etiquette. The book integrates a synchronic and diachronic approach. A description of each aspect of present-day English - be it vocabulary, sounds, or grammar - is followed by a discussion of its historical development. The approach is purposefully eclectic and draws upon many different traditions and areas within linguistics. Each chapter concludes with a summary of points to remember, as well as practical exercises and questions for discussion.

Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription

2017-10-26 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Felicity Cox
Release : 2017-10-26
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Download or read book Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription written by Felicity Cox. This book was released on 2017-10-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription is the first textbook to clearly describe Australian English speech patterns. Now in its second edition, this ground-breaking work addresses speech production characteristics and provides detailed instruction in both phonetic and phonemic transcription of the dialect. Each chapter features practical exercises to allow readers to develop skills and test their knowledge as they progress through the text. These exercises are complemented by an extensive companion website, which contains valuable explanatory materials, audio examples and accompanying activities for students. A new assessment bank includes exercises of varying difficulty, allowing lecturers to build unique assessment tasks tailored to their students' needs. Drawing on their extensive experience as teachers and researchers in phonetics and phonology, Felicity Cox and new author Janet Fletcher have crafted a comprehensive resource that remains essential reading for students, teachers and practitioners of linguistics, speech pathology and language education.

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