1. Australian English

2. What is it?
Australian English (AusE) is a major variety of the English language and is used throughout Australia. It is the first language of majority of the population
Australian English began to diverge from British English after the founding of the colony of New South Wales in and was recognised as being different from British English by It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the British Isles and quickly developed into a distinct variety of English.
Australian English differs from other varieties of English with its own vocabulary, accent, pronunciation, register, grammar and spelling.

3. Readings:
What do you think they mean by this statement:
Australian English has a bias towards invention, deception, profanity and a classless society

4. According to the government website: These are our‘values’
respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual
equality of men and women
freedom of religion
commitment to the rule of law
parliamentary democracy
a spirit of egalitarianism that embraces mutual respect, tolerance, fair play, compassion for those in need and pursuit of the public good
equality of opportunity for individuals, regardless of their race, religion or ethnic background.

5. Readings:
No other class of society would use slang more readily or adapt it more expertly to their new environment”
Why is this so? How does this reflect out history?
What is an example of cockney rhyming slang?

6. Diminutives: Why is the diminutive so common in Australia Informal
Egalitarianism
Sounding less ‘flash’ pretentious
Lazy? Laid back?
Harmonise with Aboriginal terms

7. How does swearing reflect out ‘bias towards a classless society’?
Profanity
How does swearing reflect out ‘bias towards a classless society’?

8. Pronunciation
Why might Australian English sound like ‘Jamaican on valium’
Why might our accents NOT vary as much as England?
How does gender come into play?

9. Spelling
Biggest spelling differences between Australia and America?

10. Textbook- pages

11. Accent: Phonology:
Broad
General
Cultivated