AusBrown: A new diachronic corpus of Australian English

Authors :: Peter Collins
Xinyue Yao
Source :: ICAME Journal, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp 5-21 (2019)
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Sciendo, 2019.
Abstract: This paper presents a newly-compiled diachronic corpus of Australian English (AusBrown). With four sampling time points (1931, 1961, 1991 and 2006), Aus-Brown is designed to match the current suite of British and American ‘Brown-family’ corpora in both sampling year and design. We provide details of the composition and compilation of AusBrown, and explore the broader context of its ‘Brown-family background’ and of complementary Australian corpora. We also overview research based on the Australian corpora presented, including several AusBrown-based papers.