The Australian Guide to English Usage for Australian Students
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Page : pages
File Size : 35,79 MB
Release : 2018
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ISBN : 9780170418638
The Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage
Author : Pam Peters
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 907 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2007-04-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 113946521X
Book Description
The Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage is an up-to-date, evidence-based account of the variable points in Australian usage and style, in alphabetical format. Its description of Australian English uses a wealth of primary sources (linguistic corpora; the internet; public surveys of usage, conducted through Australian Style) as well as the latest editions of English dictionaries, style manuals and grammars. With all this input the Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage provides in-depth coverage of the currency of alternative usages in spelling, punctuation and word choice in Australia, while showing the influence of British and American English here as well. This book is designed for everyone who writes and edits documents and non-fiction texts, for print or electronic delivery. Tertiary students and staff will get plenty of help from it, as well as professional editors who work with manuscripts of many different authors and commissions from multiple publishers.
The Complete Guide to English Usage for Australian Students
Author : Margaret A. Ramsay
Publisher : Nelson Australia
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 25,79 MB
Release : 2011
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780170190848
Book Description
The Complete Guide to English Usage for Australian Students has been a trusted reference book for Australian secondary students for more than 25 years. The fifth edition retains the comprehensiveness and reliability of the previous edition but has been extensively revised to accurately reflect the new Australian Curriculum, including the use of grammatical terms such as a nominalisationa , a connectivesa and a noun groupa . The Communication through Writing section has been re-arranged and extended to reflect the Australian Curriculum categories for types of text (imaginative texts, informative texts, and argumentative or persuasive texts). The Appendix on functional grammar has been retained and is a useful guide to some of the unfamiliar Australian Curriculum terminology, including concepts like modality and cohesion. The Complete Guide has an abridged version called The Shorter Guide.
The Cambridge Australian English Style Guide
Author : Pam Peters
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release : 1995-01-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521434010
Book Description
Australian English is unique; having absorbed elements of British and American English, it has developed its own distinctive style. The Cambridge Australian English Style Guide is both an assessment of the current state of Australian English and a guide to its style and usage. It is full of interesting information about why certain preferences are coming into use and, without being prescriptive, will give users all the information they need to make an appropriate choice. With more than 2500 alphabetical entries and a range of diagrams, this book will make life easier for anyone who deals with written language.
A Shorter Guide to English Usage for Australian Students
Author : Margaret A. Ramsay
Publisher : Nelson Australia
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 26,15 MB
Release : 2005
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780170119955
Book Description
A Shorter Guide to English Usage builds and extends students' skills in using the English language.
Understanding Everyday Australian
Author : Susan Boyer
Publisher : Boyer Educational Resources
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 18,54 MB
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 0958539537
Book Description
This book, along with its audio recording, has been designed to help intermediate students of English understand spoken language as it is encountered in everyday situations in Australia.
The Story of Australian English
Author : Kel Richards
Publisher : NewSouth
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 29,28 MB
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1742241905
Book Description
The English language arrived in Australia with the first motley bunch of European settlers on 26 January 1788. Today there is clearly a distinctive Australian regional dialect with its own place among the global family of ‘Englishes’. How did this come about? Where did the distinctive pattern, accent, and verbal inventions that make up Aussie English come from? A lively narrative, this book tells the story of the birth, rise and triumphant progress of the colourful dingo lingo that we know today as Aussie English.
The Australian Students' Guide to Writing and Grammar
Author : Claire Duffy
Publisher : NewSouth
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 20,14 MB
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1742244416
Book Description
Age range 12+ Do you ever think about the structure and arrangement of what you say and write? And why it’s said and written like that and not some other how? Has anyone ever asked you to catch a red big ball? No. Because in English we would say ‘big red ball’. Why is that? After the success of her bestselling The Australian Schoolkids’ Guide to Debating and Public Speaking, Claire Duffy turns her hand to helping students write well. In this easy-to-use and fun guide to writing and grammar, children (aged 12+), their parents and teachers will learn all they need to know about the elements of grammar, punctuation, spelling and sentence construction. With practical tips and helpful step-by-step examples, this book will help students master everything from apostrophes to essay writing. ‘Any mention of grammar, punctuation and spelling can make students take fright. This clear and cheerful guide makes writing easy and will soothe any fear or dread.’ — Sue Butler AO, former editor of Macquarie Dictionary
English in Australia
Author : David Blair
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 15,27 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027248848
Book Description
This unique collection fills a ten-year gap in studies on the nature of Australian English, and it is the first to deal exclusively with varieties of English on the Australian continent. The book contains chapters on the phonology, morphology, syntax and the lexicon of the dialect, and chapters on variation within the dialect that include Aboriginal and ethnic varieties as well as regional and generational differences with a focus on questions of Australian identity and intercultural relations. With selected contributions by Australia's leading linguists this volume records the most recent developments in the study of English within Australia.
The Penguin Book of Australian Slang
Author : Lenie Johansen
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 25,41 MB
Release : 1996-01
Category : Australianisms
ISBN : 9780140255737
Book Description
The Penguin Book of Australian Slang scales the heights - and plumbs the depths - of the Australian language. For twenty years Lenie Johansen has been tuning in to and recording what Australians really say on the streets, in the pubs and to their family and mates. In this remarkable collection of classic and current colloquialisms she displays for readers all the inventiveness with words and the love of colourful expressions that have made Oz English unique.
