What is 'Ocker' and 'Fair Dinkum'? Australian English, its development and recent trends
Title in English | What is 'Ocker' and 'Fair Dinkum'?Australian English, its development and recent trends |
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Year of publication | 2009 |
Type | Article in Proceedings |
Conference | Proceedings of the second triennial conference on British, American and Canadian studies |
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Field | Linguistics |
Keywords | Australian English; colloquialisms; neologisms; current usage |
Description | The study confirms a departure from British norms and shows that American influence is clearly visible in current Australian usage.Australian English has its ownnorms and standards. |
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