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Digger Dialects
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Author : Walter Hubert Downing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
Digger Dialects written by Walter Hubert Downing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with English language categories.
W H Downing S Digger Dialects
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Author : Walter Hubert Downing
language : en
Publisher: New York
Release Date : 1990
W H Downing S Digger Dialects written by Walter Hubert Downing and has been published by New York this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
Digger Dialects is a unique record of one of Australian English's most creative and crowded hours. The words and phrases used by Australian personnel in World War I were noted in 1919 by W.H.Downing and are presented here with editorial comments and additions. Words which have new meanings or wider applications are frozen as they were in 1919; words which meant something at that time mean little now and need to be explained. The editors of this volume describe how the phrase going into cold storage meant to be killed in the winter of 1916; how kangaroo feathers was a jocular name for the emu plumes worn by members of the Australian Light Horse Brigade. The book is enhanced by 100 illustrations, drawn from field or troopship magazines, which aim to provide something of the spirit and flavour of the times.
Digger Dialects A Collection Of Slang Phrases Used By The Australian Soliders On Active Service
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Author : W H. Downing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
Digger Dialects A Collection Of Slang Phrases Used By The Australian Soliders On Active Service written by W H. Downing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with categories.
Digger Dialects
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Author : W A J. DOWNING
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Digger Dialects written by W A J. DOWNING and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with categories.
A History Of Cant And Slang Dictionaries
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Author : Julie Coleman
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2008-10-23
A History Of Cant And Slang Dictionaries written by Julie Coleman and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-23 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book continues Julie Coleman's acclaimed history of dictionaries of English slang and cant. It describes the increasingly systematic and scholarly way in which such terms were recorded and classified in the UK, the USA, Australia, and elsewhere, and the huge growth in the publication of and public appetite for dictionaries, glossaries, and guides to the distinctive vocabularies of different social groups, classes, districts, regions, and nations. Dr Coleman describes the origins of words and phrases and explores their history. By copious example she shows how they cast light on everyday life across the globe - from settlers in Canada and Australia and cockneys in London to gang-members in New York and soldiers fighting in the Boer and First World Wars - as well as on the operations of the narcotics trade and the entertainment business and the lives of those attending American colleges and British public schools. The slang lexicographers were a colourful bunch. Those featured in this book include spiritualists, aristocrats, socialists, journalists, psychiatrists, school-boys, criminals, hoboes, police officers, and a serial bigamist. One provided the inspiration for Robert Lewis Stevenson's Long John Silver. Another was allegedly killed by a pork pie. Julie Coleman's account will interest historians of language, crime, poverty, sexuality, and the criminal underworld.
The Story Of Australian English
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Author : Kel Richards
language : en
Publisher: NewSouth
Release Date : 2015-03-01
The Story Of Australian English written by Kel Richards and has been published by NewSouth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The English language arrived in Australia with the first motley bunch of European settlers on 26 January 1788. Today there is clearly a distinctive Australian regional dialect with its own place among the global family of ‘Englishes’. How did this come about? Where did the distinctive pattern, accent, and verbal inventions that make up Aussie English come from? A lively narrative, this book tells the story of the birth, rise and triumphant progress of the colourful dingo lingo that we know today as Aussie English.
Languages And The First World War Communicating In A Transnational War
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Author : Julian Walker
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-05-24
Languages And The First World War Communicating In A Transnational War written by Julian Walker and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book examines language change and documentation during the First World War. With contributions from international academics, the chapters cover all aspects of communicating in a transnational war including languages at the front; interpretation, translation and parallels between languages; communication with the home front; propaganda and language manipulation; and recording language during the war. This book will appeal to a wide readership, including linguists and historians and is complemented by the sister volume Languages and the First World War: Representation and Memory which examines issues around the representation and memory of the war such as portrayals in letters and diaries, documentation of language change, and the language of remembering the war.
Kel Richards Dictionary Of Phrase And Fable
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Author : Kel Richards
language : en
Publisher: NewSouth
Release Date : 2013-02-01
Kel Richards Dictionary Of Phrase And Fable written by Kel Richards and has been published by NewSouth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with Humor categories.
Covering many unique--and sometimes peculiar--Australian slang phrases and words, this lighthearted guide shares the etymological history of almost 1,000 items from Australian-English lingo. The book includes how "bloody" became an all-purpose swear word, why "bludger" means a lazy person, the origin of "stone the crows," and what exactly defines "dangle the dunlops," "possum knockers," and "molly-dooker," among other colorful words and phrases. Entertaining and informative, this offbeat book will expand knowledge and ensure laughs.
Rooted
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Author : Amanda Laugesen
language : en
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Release Date : 2020-11-13
Rooted written by Amanda Laugesen and has been published by NewSouth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Bugger, rooted, bloody oath... What is it about Australians and swearing? We've got an international reputation for using bad language (Where the bloody hell are ya?) and letting rip with a choice swear word or two has long been a very Aussie thing to do. From the defiant curses of the convicts and bullock drivers to the humour of Kath and Kim, Amanda Laugesen, director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of Australia's bad language to reveal our preoccupations and our concerns. Bad language has been used in all sort of ways in our history: to defy authority, as a form of liberation and subversion, and as a source of humour and creativity. Bad language has also been used to oppress and punish those who have been denied a claim to using it, notably Indigenous Australians and women. It has also long been subject to various forms of censorship. 'If you've ever wondered why to use bad language in Australia is to 'swear like a bullocky', Amanda Laugesen's Rooted will give you the answer. Taking us on a colourful tour of more than two centuries of bad language that extends from the mildly offensive to the completely filthy, Laugesen tells the story of Australia through those words and phrases that have often been seen as unfit to print. This is an engrossing social history – a bloody beauty – from one of our leading experts on Australian English.' — Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, The Australian National University
Grammaticalization
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Author : Paul J. Hopper
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-07-31
Grammaticalization written by Paul J. Hopper and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-31 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is a general introduction to grammaticalization, the change whereby lexical terms and constructions come in certain linguistic contexts to serve grammatical functions, and, once grammaticalized, continue to develop new grammatical functions. The authors synthesize work from several areas of linguistics. The second edition has been thoroughly revised with substantial updates on theoretical and methodological issues that have arisen in the decade since the first edition, and includes a significantly expanded bibliography. Particular attention is paid to recent debates over directionality in change and the role of grammaticalization in creolization.