English in Australia
Editors
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.
[Varieties of English Around the World, G26] 2001. vi, 366 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Language and identity in AustraliaPeter Collins and David Blair | p. 1
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Section A: English in Australia: structure
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Phonology
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Vowel change: synchronic and diachronic evidenceFelicity Cox and Sallyanne Palethorpe | p. 17
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Variation and change in Australian consonants: reduction of /t/Laura Tollfree | p. 45
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The vocalisation of dark l in Australian EnglishToni Borowsky | p. 69
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Morphology
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Hypocoristics of place-namesJane Simpson | p. 89
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Syntax
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Syntactic features and norms in Australian EnglishMark Newbrook | p. 113
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Lexicon
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Australian English and indigenous voicesBruce Moore | p. 133
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Australian English — an identity crisisSusan Butler | p. 151
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Corpus evidence on Australian style and usagePam Peters | p. 163
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Section B: English in Australia: variation
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Torres Strait and Aboriginal
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Torres Strait EnglishAnna Shnukal | p. 181
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Aboriginal English: adopted code of a surviving cultureIan G. Malcolm | p. 201
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Ethnic varieties
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Ethnic varieties of Australian EnglishMichael Clyne, Edina Eisikovits and Laura Tollfree | p. 223
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Australian English and recent migrant groupsScott F. Kiesling | p. 239
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Diachronic and generational variation
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The acquisition of colloquialisms by non-native speakersJane Curtain | p. 259
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Changing attitudes to Australian EnglishDavid Bradley and Maya Bradley | p. 271
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A.G. Mitchell and the development of Australian pronunciationColin Yallop | p. 287
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Lexicography and national identity: the Australian experienceArthur Delbridge | p. 303
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Australian English in interaction with other EnglishesBrian Taylor | p. 317
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Regional variation
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Short A in Australian English: a geolinguistic studyBarbara M. Horvath and Ronald J. Horvath | p. 341
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Index | p. 357
“This collection is essential for anyone interested in the history and current state of English and Englishes in Australia. The overall quality of the papers is high, they are well-written and clearly structured, and both authors and editors are to be congratulated.”
John Gibbons , Hong Kong Baptist University, in Journal of Mulilingual and Multicultural Development 24:3, 2003
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Subjects
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CF: Linguistics
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LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General