HELP WITH AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH SAC NEEDED

[ketchup21]

Hi all, we have just started our first SAC on Australian English where we have to make a powerpoint presentation on SAE. One of the parts is 5 events that influenced the development of Australian English. Ive only found three and cant think of anymore.

so far got: The arrival of convicts
                  Americanization of Australian English
                  The elocution movement

Any help appreciated.

[Seamus Wong]

Hi all, we have just started our first SAC on Australian English where we have to make a powerpoint presentation on SAE. One of the parts is 5 events that influenced the development of Australian English. Ive only found three and cant think of anymore.

so far got: The arrival of convicts
                  Americanization of Australian English
                  The elocution movement

Any help appreciated.

World War 1 - Australians wanted to sound unique and demonstrate that they were fighting for their own nation, not just for GB.

Globalisation/Internet - Australian's have discarded of lexemes that are only understood by Australians and are using language that can easily be understood by those abroad

[EulerFan102]

so far got: The arrival of convicts
                  Americanization of Australian English
                  The elocution movement

Another event which comes to mind is the impact of the gold rush. Linguists often cite this as one of the reasons why Australian English is so uniform (at least compared to other national dialects).

[ketchup21]

Ah yes! Thankyou so much