Australian English

Geographical Extension
Australia is the world's sixth largest country with an area of
7.686.850 km² and it has its origins in British English.
 Time-Line
· In 1788 New South Wales was founded.

· In 1825 the western border of New South Wales

stretches.

· In 1832 the Swan River Colony changed its name to Western

Australia.

· In 1836 South Australia is founded.

· In 1840 New Zealand was founded.

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· In 1846 Northern Australia is founded.

· In 1851 Victoria was founded.

· In 1856 the Van Diemen's Land changed its name to

Tasmania.

· In 1859 Queensland was founded.

· In 1911 The Australian Capital Territory was founded.

Linguistic Characteristics
Feature

· She/her used for inanimate referents.

· No number distinction in reflexives.

· No gender distinction in third person singular.

· Australians are more likely to pronounce numbers such as

1200 as twelve hundred
Words into English

Boomerang Bush

Kangaroo Battler

Budgerigar

Wallaby
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English was brought to Australia in 1788 by people who came

from all over England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Migration
from the British Isles has continued from the earliest days and
these migrants have been joined by others, initially from northern
Europe, and since the 1950s from southern Europe and the
Middle East, and in more recent times from Asia.