Oz Isms

OZ'isms

'g'day mate' Youz all know what that means, right? So why, ya reckon, do youz need this little black book? Aussies speak English, don't they? Bloody oath! But hang on a tick, no one's gunna tell ya you'll need a translator! So, if you wanna sound like a 'tru blu dinki di Ocka' (that's a real Aussie to you) & for the 'silly buggers' (the clowns among us) who wanna 'av a good old 'cackle' (laugh) or just for those of you who want a 'deadset rippa' (absolutely fabulous) little souvenir to take home with ya this one's for you! Go on, get into it & give it a go u mug!!

Spoken English: The Basics

Spoken English: The Basics offers a clear, non-jargonistic introduction to what the study of spoken English entails, ranging from its basic phonology and the grammar and vocabulary of speaking to the role of speaking in society. The book describes and illustrates how spoken English is used in a globalised and technology-led world, using data from a range of contexts. Key features of this book include: • An introduction to the basics of the study of phonology, accents, and dialects • Discussions of the role of AI and its educational and language teaching applications • Examples from British English data, but with reference to spoken data from other varieties of English including North American English, Indian English, Hong Kong English, South African English, Kenyan English, Irish English, Caribbean English, second language learners and expert non-native users Featuring a glossary of key terms, this book will be of interest to students of several sub-disciplines where spoken English is involved, including corpus linguistics, ESOL/ELT, sociolinguistics, education and literacy, lingua franca and World English, among others, where often a knowledge of the workings of spoken language is assumed.

English Spellings and Spelling Rules