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Words of Oz.
- Source :
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Australian Geographic . Sep/Oct2017, Issue 140, p88-95. 8p. 4 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The article discusses how the world is filled with English dialects and with inventive of Aussie English and mentions book "Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms" by Gerry Wilkes reviewed by author Michael Quinion. Topics discussed include how English language that arrived in Australia on 26 January 1788 was a mixture of dialects from all over the British Isles, criminal slang that contributed to growth of Aussie English and several aboriginal languages.
- Subjects :
- *ENGLISH dialects
*ENGLISH language
*SLANG
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08161658
- Issue :
- 140
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian Geographic
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 124626266