Who speaks Australian English? Ethnolects and language(s) in the lucky country
2024 marks 60 years since the publication of Donald Horne’s influential book The Lucky Country. Most people read the title as a compliment, but he originally intended the book as a wake-up call to Australians about our complacency and our embrace of a provincial reliance, first on Britain and later, on America. When the book […]
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