Australian English - The National Language

by Gerhard Leitner

Australia's English raises many questions among experts and the general public. What is it like? How has English changed by being transplanted to other parts of the world? Does the rise of AusE and other varieties endanger the role of English as a world language? Past studies have often been selective, focusing on the esoteric and non-typical, and ignoring the contact situation in which Australian English has developed.

This book and its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110181940
• ISBN13: 9783110181944
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 409 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary