Australian English
Articles
- Primary Sources for the Study of the Vocabulary of Nineteenth Century Australian English
Ramson examines and assesses a range of colonial non-fiction sources for their use and representation of Australian English vocabulary.
1 December 1964 - ‘Bush’: A Possible English Dialect Origin for an Australian Term
According to Sidney J. Baker, the term 'bush' arrived in Australia about 1800 'and by 1820 bad more or less completely ousted the English "woods"…
1 October 1974 - A Critical Review of Writings on The Vocabulary of Australian English
It is more than sixty years since Morris's Austral English was published, yet this, deficient in many respects and dated as it is, remains the…
1 December 1963 - ‘Bushranger’ and ‘Croppy’ : A Footnote to Convict Jargon and Euphemism
In a recent study of convict jargon in this journal emphasis is placed on the use of convict terms outside convict circles, particularly in the…
1 June 1966 - Early Evidence for ‘Bushranger’ and ‘Croppy’
Interest shown by historians and other scholars in the recording of the Australian vocabulary is welcome, particularly if they are able to indicate sources which…
1 December 1966 - The Language of Australian Literature
To the linguist, Australian English is a dialect: that is, a regional variety of English with its own peculiarities of pronunciation vocabulary and syntax. These…
1 June 1967 - Further Evidence in the Early Use of ‘bushranger’
The early use of bushranger in Australia has occasioned debate. The word is obviously closely linked with the verb, to range, and this note…
1 May 1972 - Review of Speaking Our Language: The Story of Australian English, by Bruce Moore
This handsomely produced paperback provides an accessible account of the growth and productivity of the Australian English lexicon. Through its fourteen chapters, Moore takes readers…
1 May 2009
Contributors
- Jean Fielding
- Neil Gunson
- Grahame Johnston
- Ged Martin
- Pam Peters
- W. S. Ramson
- W. S. Ramson
- W. S. Ramson
- W. S. Ramson