Australian English vocabulary

are native English speakers and more then half of them live in the United States. Also, five more countries use English as their first launguage including the United Kingdom,Canada,Australia,Ireland, and New Zealand. Because English is so widely spoken, there are major varieties of English, such as British English, North American English, Australian English, South African English and New Zealand English (R. Nordquist). In my research paper, I would like to talk about Australian English and it’s slang

lives. The child will learn language through communication with that adult and the conversations the two have together will help model language to the child to stimulate growth. A parent, grandparent or carer might assist the child to expand their vocabulary through the

The Australian Identity I am here today to discuss our Australian Identity. How do you imagine a typical Australian? Maybe you see a blonde haired, blue eyed surfing babe? Or a bushman who drinks Bushels tea and four X beers while munching on some snags cooked on the BBQ? Or perhaps you see someone like Steve Irwin, our iconic crocodile hunter. Or do you picture the movie “Crocodile Dundee?” Australians are stereotyped and our typical Australian is usually imagined to be male. (Click) Russell

Stereotypical Roles of Australian Males The typical Australian: lazy, beer guzzling, faded blue singlets, thongs, slang words. This is the dominant reading formed by the media, commonly in advertisements and novels. The image constructed by such media is one of an unfit ‘couch potato’ who sits around all day drinking and watching television. This stereotype is not only downgrading, but constructs Australian males as underachievers in society. Some Australians may be like this, as for many the

The question to ask is: ‘Why not use Standard English all the time?’ Language is a powerful communication tool the user holds to express their individual identity and ingroup solidarity. The use of Standard English helps to direct this, as it acts as the structure of communication, ingroup and between speech communities to effectively present a standard for mutual understanding. Outside of Standard English comes the use of slang, netspeak and textspeak, which helps to develop and enrich the language

view language as though it were an object, devoid of the social context of its creation and use, is to dislocate it from the field of human interaction within which language derives the full quality of its meanings. What is language? What makes the English language the most difficult to learn? Language is presented as an object purely through itself, which in turn leads to a problem. The base on how to use language to communicate through Lexis and Syntax, then each subheading of how to communicate through

For example the word stand. Most English speaking people know what the word means, but if someone were to take a sentence with the word stand in it and pick it apart would they discover what meaning is being used in that instance? Possibly, although it would be much easier and faster to

result in a linguistic change. Because of this, some argue Australian English is losing its unique characteristics, and hence Australian identity is gradually affected. On one hand, it is evident that globalisation has resulted in lessened use of stereotypically Australian utterances such as ‘she’ll be right’, ‘g’day’, and ‘mate’. However, a lessened use does not necessary mean characteristics are lost. While we may not employ the Australian English lexicon in conversation, such characteristics may be

the different types of English used from Australian English to Aboriginal English,

enables people to share their thoughts and needs, establish a dialogue with each other and work together. Language is not just confined to the worlds of speech and printed text, there are many ways in which people are able to communicate such as Australian Sign Language, Braille, cultural skills, customs and art (Emmitt, Pollock & Komesaroff, 2010, p. 52). Aboriginal dreamtime paintings are an example of language as art, a skill passed down through thousands of generations, with different symbols