Although not many people understand how the Australian language was developed, it can be easily noticed through looking back into Australia’s history. Three main historical events that shaped the language are; the indigenous Australians and how the Australians adapted the indigenous language in their own. The settlement of the convicts in Australia, they brought along their British language and slang which also adapted into the Australian language. Lastly the internet has impacted the English language bringing in new words and getting rid of the old with also a lot of ‘internet slang’. This essay will demonstrate how these three historical moments impacted the language in Australia.
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The internet has changed the way society works as well has how people talk. When texting or writing to someone via the internet, colloquial language is mostly used. The internet has its own lingua franca where if you are on the internet, it’s normal to speak this way. The way most people speak these days, which is mostly over the phone, is by abbreviating or making up new words. For example, 'wyd' is a shortened version of 'what are you doing?' where as a new word that has been established because of the internet is 'Fleek' which means that something looks good or awesome. Words are easily lost and gained through the world of the internet. There is a rise in literature on grammatical, lexical and phonological aspects of Australian English (Willoughby, 2013). There are similar but few studies of the character on this variety of English. What literature there is tends to be based on media language or on findings from where samples of speech are matched against those produced by speakers of other varieties of English (Willoughby, 2013). Studies demonstrate that young Australians associate Australian English with rural and informal lifestyles (Willoughby, 2013). Most who provided to for the studies agreed that there are broad and vernacular varieties of English (Willoughby, L., Starks, D., & Taylor-Leech, K. 2013). The Australian vernacular has changed dramatically when the internet became a popular to communicate to
Australia is known for having a melting pot of a language …show more content…
The internet has changed the way society works as well has how people talk. When texting or writing to someone via the internet, colloquial language is mostly used. The internet has its own lingua franca where if you are on the internet, it’s normal to speak this way. The way most people speak these days, which is mostly over the phone, is by abbreviating or making up new words. For example, 'wyd' is a shortened version of 'what are you doing?' where as a new word that has been established because of the internet is 'Fleek' which means that something looks good or awesome. Words are easily lost and gained through the world of the internet. There is a rise in literature on grammatical, lexical and phonological aspects of Australian English (Willoughby, 2013). There are similar but few studies of the character on this variety of English. What literature there is tends to be based on media language or on findings from where samples of speech are matched against those produced by speakers of other varieties of English (Willoughby, 2013). Studies demonstrate that young Australians associate Australian English with rural and informal lifestyles (Willoughby, 2013). Most who provided to for the studies agreed that there are broad and vernacular varieties of English (Willoughby, L., Starks, D., & Taylor-Leech, K. 2013). The Australian vernacular has changed dramatically when the internet became a popular to communicate to