Language Differences Between British and Australian English

Language
differences
between British
and Australian
English
Contents
• Introduction
• Australian Language
• History of appearing of Australian English
• Irish influences
• American influence
• Aboriginal influence
• Phonology
• Vocabulary
• Spelling
• General Australian Pronunciation
• Regional variations
• Rhyming slang
• Diminutives
Introduction
• AuE is short from Australian
English. AuE exemplifies the
mutual influence exerted upon
language and society. It is not only
a unique manner of speaking, even
from other English dialects, but
also an entirely distinct manner of
individual and social expression.
Australian Language
 Australian English is a bit different
from other countries that use English
as an everyday speech. Australians
have their own styles and characters
in using the language, vocabulary,
pronunciation and accent. In
addition, they have their own slang
words when they speak in their
groups, and women and men also
have their language as well.
Australians have their own special
words and phrases called strine.
It consists of
 words and phrases which have
different meanings from other
English
 words that the Australians have
either made up theirselves
 borrowed words from Aborigine
Language or from slang used by
early settlers .
History of appearing Australia
English
There are some most important factors
formed AuE
Cockney influence
New Zealand influence
Irish influence
American Influence
Aboriginal influence
Irish influences
Replacing worlds

“Me” “my”
Where is me hat?
"you" "youse"
"good on you" "good onya"
"haitch“ "aitch"
American influence
 American influence is evident in such

words as caucus (in politics), sedan
(BrE saloon), station wagon (BrE
estate car), truck (BrE lorry), high
school (BrE secondary school)
Aboriginal influence
 Aboriginal English were made by

Aboriginal people by bringing into
British English accents, words, grammar
and ways of speaking from their
Aboriginal languages and those of their
parents.
Phonology
The vowels of AuE
short vowels long vowels
monophthongs monophthongs diphthongs

Vocabulary
 Australian English has many words that some
consider unique to the language.
 outback = remote, sparsely populated area
 But many words used frequently by country
Australians are, or were, also used in all or part
of England, with variations in meaning.
 creek in Australia means a stream or small river,
whereas in the UK it means a small watercourse
flowing into the sea.
Spelling
 Australian spelling is usually the same as
British spelling, with only a few
exceptions. The Macquarie Dictionary is
generally used by publishers, schools,
universities and governments as the
standard spelling reference. Well-known
differences to British spelling include:
 program is more common than
programme
 jail is prevalent, gaol is generally still used
in official contexts
General Australian
Pronunciation
 There are three main varieties of
Australian English:
 *Broad AuE is more likely to be
encountered when travelling further away
General
from the capital cities.
 *General AuE is used by the majority Broad
of Australians and it dominates the Cultivate

accents found in contemporary d
Australian-made films and television
programs.
 *Cultivated is very close to Received
Pronunciation
Regional variation
There are many regional variations for
describing social classes or subcultures.
The best example is probably bogan (fairly
universal), which is also referred to as
bevan in Queensland and booner in the
ACT
Many regional variations are as a result of
the Australian passion for sport and the
differences in non-linguistic traditions from
one state to another.
Rhyming slang
• A common feature of traditional
Australian English was rhyming slang,
based on Cockney rhyming slang and
imported by migrants from London
• "Captain Cook" rhymes with "look" “to
have a captain cook" = “to have a captain"
= “to have a look".
Diminutives
 Australian English makes far more frequent use of diminutives
than other varieties of English. They can be used to indicate
familiarity, although in many speech communities the
diminutive form is more common than the original word or
phrase.

Examples with different ending
 -o arvo (afternoon), doco (documentary)
 -ie barbie (barbecue), bikkie (biscuit), brekkie (breakfast)
 -za Kazza (Karen), Jezza (Jeremy)
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"good on you" "good onya"

 American influence is evident in such

 Aboriginal English were made by

short vowels long vowels

monophthongs monophthongs diphthongs

of Australians and it dominates the Cultivate

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