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A Dictionary Of Australian Colloquialisms
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Author : Gerald Alfred Wilkes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1990
A Dictionary Of Australian Colloquialisms written by Gerald Alfred Wilkes and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Now available in a fourth, revised, and greatly expanded edition, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms records the ingenuity of the Australian vernacular and provides a unique insight into Australian life and culture. This well-known dictionary, first published in 1978, offers the first and the most recent colloquial coinages. Words and idioms are drawn from a wide range of historical and contemporary sources--chiefly newspapers, magazines and novels--and each entry is shown in context, with origins and derivations.
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Author : G. A. Wilkes
language : en
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Release Date : 1999
A Dictionary Of Australian Colloquialisms written by G. A. Wilkes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Australianisms categories.
The Essential Lingo Dictionary
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Author : John Miller
language : en
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Release Date : 2015-06-01
The Essential Lingo Dictionary written by John Miller and has been published by Exisle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Essential Lingo Dictionary is a warts-and-all look at the notoriously hilarious (and occasionally a little bit naughty) canon of Australian slang words and phrases, casting light on the quirky, intriguing and often bizarre Australian Aussie language. A must-have for every bookshelf! If you have wondered why his girlfriend is a ‘Sheila’ even though her name is Sophia, or why your colleagues in Melbourne’s suburbs are said to live ‘beyond the black stump’, then this book is for you. The author, John Miller, has been a journalist for over thirty-five years and is passionate about Australia’s history and heritage. As well as making extensive use of written references to compile this book, John interviewed Australians from all walks of life — from outback characters to school kids — to ensure he captured every nuance of Australia’s unique language as it is spoken today.
Dictionary Of Australian Colloquialisms
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Author : G. A. Wilkes
language : en
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Release Date : 2002
Dictionary Of Australian Colloquialisms written by G. A. Wilkes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with English language - Australia - Terms and Phrases categories.
The Essential Lingo Dictionary
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Author : John Miller
language : en
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Release Date : 2015-06-01
The Essential Lingo Dictionary written by John Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with Australianisms categories.
The Essential Lingo Dictionary is a warts-and-all look at the notoriously hilarious (and occasionally a little bit naughty) canon of Australian slang words and phrases, casting light on the quirky, intriguing and often bizarre Australian Aussie language. A must-have for every bookshelf!If you have wondered why his girlfriend is a 'Sheila' even though her name is Sophia, or why your colleagues in Melbourne's suburbs are said to live 'beyond the black stump', then this book is for you.The author, John Miller, has been a journalist for over thirty-five years and is passionate about Australia's history and heritage. As well as making extensive use of written references to compile this book, John interviewed Australians from all walks of life - from outback characters to school kids - to ensure he captured every nuance of Australia's unique language as it is spoken today.
Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary
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language : en
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Release Date : 2004-01-01
Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Australianisms categories.
Slang permeates Australian society–it can be found in pubs and RSLs, at footy matches and on TV soapies, in the hallowed halls of parliament, in schoolyards (often behind the dunnies), and up the backyard round the barbie no less. From the racy and rude, to the lighthearted and charming, from the hip and happening language of city-dwellers to the dry wit of the true laconic bushy–it's all here in the new Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary.An entirely new dictionary covering slang from its earliest convict utterances right up to the very latest word. Editor James Lambert is one of Australia's foremost experts having made the study of Australian slang his lifetime occupation.Some features of this edition:- completely up-to-date - definitions written in accessible colloquial English–simple and easy to understand- historical treatment of important items of Aussie slang: fair dinkum, swaggies, Anzacs, humping the bluey, bonzer, Pommy, bludger, etc.- extensive coverage of rhyming slang- special attention given to slang phrases - lists of slang synonyms- regional slang gathered from contributors from all over the country, including hundreds of dinky-di terms never before recorded.
A Dictionary Of Australian Slang
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Author : Sidney J. Baker
language : en
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Release Date : 1988-06-01
A Dictionary Of Australian Slang written by Sidney J. Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-06-01 with English language categories.
Stunned Mullets And Two Pot Screamers
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Author : Gerald Alfred Wilkes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2008
Stunned Mullets And Two Pot Screamers written by Gerald Alfred Wilkes and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A revealing guide to the richness and colour of the Australian language, now available in this updated and expanded edition. It records our distinctive, inventive slang and provides a unique insight into Australian life and culture.
Australian Slang
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Author : David Tuffley
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2012-05-22
Australian Slang written by David Tuffley and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-22 with Reference categories.
Aussie Slang is a richly-textured, often ribald world of understatement and laconic humour. This guide aims to do three things; (a) to help the traveller decipher what they hear around them in everyday Australian life, (b) give the causal reader some insight into informal Australian culture, and (c) make a record of some old Australian expressions that are slipping into disuse now that English has become a global language. Readers will recognize both British and American terms in this list. Australian English has absorbed much from these two great languages. For depth of knowledge of their own language, no-body beats the British. Its their language after all. A thousand years in the making, the English language is embedded deep in the DNA of the British. No-one uses their language more skilfully than they do. On the other hand, American English has a creative power that recognizes no boundaries. Americans have taken a very good all-purpose language and extended it in all kinds of directions with new words describing the world as it is today. They do not generally cling to old forms out of respect for tradition. As Winston Churchill observed, Britain and America … two great nations divided by the same language. Australian English sits comfortably in the space between the two. Australian English began in the early days of settlement as English English with a healthy dash of Celtic influence from the many Scots, Irish and Welsh settlers who came to Australia. Large numbers of German settlers also came in the 1800's,and their influence on the language is also clearly evident. For over a hundred years, Australia developed in splendid isolation its unique blend of English, tempered by the hardships of heat and cold, deluge and drought, bushfires and cyclones. The harsh environment united people in a common struggle to survive. People helped each other. Strong communitarian loyalties were engendered. It is from this that the egalitarian character of Australia evolved. There is a strong emphasis on building a feeling of solidarity with others. Strangers will call each other "mate" or "luv" in a tone of voice ordinarily reserved for close friends and family in other parts of the world. Everyone was from somewhere else, and no-one was better than anyone else. A strong anti-authoritarian attitude became deeply embedded in Australian English. This was mainly directed towards their British overlords who still ran the country as a profitable colony. The Australian sense of humour is generally understated, delivered with a straight-face, and is often self-deprecating in nature. No-one wants to appear to be “up themselves”. Harsh or otherwise adverse conditions had to be met without complaint, so when discussing such conditions, it was necessary to do so with laconic, understated humour. Anyone not doing so was deemed a “whinger” (win-jer).Following World War II the American influence came increasingly to influence Australian culture and therefore the language. No-one is better at selling their popular culture to the world than the United States of America. Their pop culture is a beguiling instrument of foreign policy, so pervasive and persuasive it is. Young Australians enthusiastically embraced American culture, and since the 1940's the old established British language and customs have become blended with the American. If Australian English has a remarkable quality, it is the absence of regional dialects. It is spoken with relative uniformity across the entire nation. Brisbane on the East coast is a 4,300 kilometre (2,700 mile) drive from Perth on the West coast, yet there is little discernible linguistic difference between the two places compared with the difference, for example between Boston and San Francisco in the US. Nowhere else in the world do we see such linguistic uniformity across large distances.
Australian Slang Dictionary
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language : en
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Release Date : 197?
Australian Slang Dictionary written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 197? with Australianisms categories.