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Australian English and indigenous voices
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Contents v
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Introduction
- Language and identity in Australia 1
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Section A: English in Australia: structure
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Phonology
- The changing face of Australian English vowels 17
- Variation and change in Australian consonants 45
- The vocalisation of dark l in Australian English 69
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Morphology
- Hypocoristics of place-names in Australian English 89
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Syntax
- Syntactic features and norms in Australian English 113
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Lexicon
- Australian English and indigenous voices 133
- Australian English — an identity crisis 151
- Corpus evidence on Australian style and usage 163
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Section B: English in Australia: variation
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Torres Strait and Aboriginal
- Torres Strait English 181
- Aboriginal English 201
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Ethnic varieties
- Ethnic varieties of Australian English 223
- Australian English and recent migrant groups 239
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Diachronic and generational variation
- The acquisition of colloquialisms by non-native speakers 259
- Changing attitudes to Australian English 271
- A.G. Mitchell and the development of Australian pronunciation 287
- Lexicography and national identity 303
- Australian English in interaction with other Englishes 317
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Regional variation
- A Geolinguistics of short A in Australian English 341
- Index 357
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Contents v
-
Introduction
- Language and identity in Australia 1
-
Section A: English in Australia: structure
-
Phonology
- The changing face of Australian English vowels 17
- Variation and change in Australian consonants 45
- The vocalisation of dark l in Australian English 69
-
Morphology
- Hypocoristics of place-names in Australian English 89
-
Syntax
- Syntactic features and norms in Australian English 113
-
Lexicon
- Australian English and indigenous voices 133
- Australian English — an identity crisis 151
- Corpus evidence on Australian style and usage 163
-
Section B: English in Australia: variation
-
Torres Strait and Aboriginal
- Torres Strait English 181
- Aboriginal English 201
-
Ethnic varieties
- Ethnic varieties of Australian English 223
- Australian English and recent migrant groups 239
-
Diachronic and generational variation
- The acquisition of colloquialisms by non-native speakers 259
- Changing attitudes to Australian English 271
- A.G. Mitchell and the development of Australian pronunciation 287
- Lexicography and national identity 303
- Australian English in interaction with other Englishes 317
-
Regional variation
- A Geolinguistics of short A in Australian English 341
- Index 357