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Topic Group4: Comparisons of American and Australian English

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B : 991Z08 4991Z08 4991Z078 4991Z079 PPT: 991Z068

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The origin of Australian English 17 th : A group of English Puritans come to North America. 1776: After American independence, Scholars have advocated their own language. 1806: Webster proposed American English. 1828: Webster write to American English dictionary. After World war two, Dominance of the United States gain the whole world, since then, American language is become an important world language now.

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The origin of Australian English In 1778, UKs navy captured Sydney in eastern of Australia. It is a colony. In the 18th century they also speak Australian slangs In 1840, the United States and Asia that the gold prospectors of the events, and after World War II they got a large amount of foreign words coming, making Australia's colonial history and ethnic to mix, that bring a variety of cultures in Australian English

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American and Australian English- Geographical distribution American English: Ex: American, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, South America and other countries. Australian English : British English.

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American and Australian(British) 1.Pronunciation different retroflex (US) Retroflex conditions vowel + r e = Retroflex : [ar] car care [er] her here [ ur ] turn sure (UK) Retroflex conditions vowel +r all long tone[] tour(US [tr] UK [tu]) tear(US [t r] UK [t ] ) pair(US [p r] UK [p ])

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2.Spelling different U.S U.K color colour center centre civilizationcivilisation defense defence honor honour organization organisation

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3. Vocabulary different U.S U.K elevator lift truck lorry apartment flat eraser rubber cell phone mobile phone first floor ground floor

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o talk, walk, off, coffee twok, wok, woff, kwoffee o [ai] [ae] I'd like a light beer, ae'd laek a laet beer

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Australian English 1. Most of the language are Briticism. 2. Their speech are flat and quick. 3. Australia is the immigrant country of varied culture. 4.They usually use to rise intonation and contraction.

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Australian accent 1. For familiar/close friend- The names ending sound become [z]. Ex. Sharon Sharz. 2. Oz :Australia Aussie : Australian 3. a letter [e ] [a ] Ex. away(awai) ;mate(mite);today(to die)

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Australian V.S Americanconversation Australian American Chinese Im an Aussie.I am Australian. G dayGood Day Ta./Ciao./Cheers.Thank you/Thanks No worries.No problem! Ace!Very good! See ya.Goodbye. Don't spit the dummy.Don't pull a long face. ! Struth !=(Oh my God)is it the truth? ? Put some elbow grease into it. You can try it,again. How are ya ! How are you? Hi ! /good morning

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Australian/Briticism/American Kid word-difference

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