2. Generally there are three categories of
English spoken in Australia
Broad-Slang Australian or a more outback
Australian
General-The English that is used by the
majority of the country
Cultivated-The more proper, or civilised
English spoken in the inner suburbs and
cities
3. Commonly seen as a more slang or
casual English by society
Actually more cultivated
The reason why South Australian
English is analysed as being more
proper is the ‘a’ sound in the middle
of the words chance, plant and
branch
In S.A it is pronounced generally
with an ‘ar’ sound
State words include stobie poll for
as in the power pole that supports
telephone lines and a butcher
relating to a glass of beer, which
was introduced by the early
German migrants in S.A
4. Victorians tend to speak in a much more
casual way then that of the South Australians
Insertions and reductions are extremely
common in every day speak in Victoria as
well as the rest of Australia
What u been up too? Is a more common
phrase in Victoria then anywhere else
W’s are commonly inserted in words like
doing and going to make them easier to say
Words like Boston Bunn and footy are words
that are only really used in Victoria
5. Very similar to that of the Victorian language,
yet there is a sense of a more proper English
towards the inner city of Sydney
NSW born people generally have a much
higher pitch intonation at the end of each
sentence then the rest of Australia
Victorian and NSW person’s tend to both say
‘elps’ instead of ‘alps’
The word ‘swimmers’ is one that is used only
in NSW
6. Is slightly different to that of the NSW
language
Queenslanders tend to speak with a
slower, more relaxed tone
Pause fillers, and repetitions are extremely
common in every day dialect
Ah, um and ergh are present in most
sentences
Also input a lot of slang into everyday
conversations
‘yeah, ah, going ta have a board’
7. Is another state with just minor differences
from NSW English
It has the basic pitch intonation as well as the
reductions and insertions common in English
around Australia
The Western Australians have included more
indigenous vocabulary in their day to day
language
These include a boondy for a rock or boulder
and a Noongar for a spear
Also tend to say derby rather then darby
8. Again the variation between the states is
little when comparing Tasmanian English
to the other states
Although Tasmania is not part of the
mainland, the variety of English that is
spoken there is very strong, usually broad
English
Colloquialisms are extremely common
Eg, mate, toey and lurk (meaning trick) all
come under this category
9. Probably the best example of broad English in
Australia with a few variations
As well as W.A, the Northern Territory imbeds
a lot of Indigenous words into their vocabulary
Using a wide range of pause fillers, insertions,
reductions and colloquialisms
N.T is known for its simplicity when it comes to
speaking and they will not complicate their
sentences
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