Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers
Australian English may not have received much research interest or attention compared to standard British English or standard American English which are considered reference varieties. Geographically the ASEAN region is closer to Australia and the country is increasingly popular with students fro ov...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Proceeding Paper |
Language: | English English |
Published: |
2013
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/33090/2/33090_ICVLC_2013.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/33090/5/33090_haja.pdf |
_version_ | 1825647610194558976 |
---|---|
author | Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen |
author_facet | Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen |
author_sort | Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen |
collection | IIUM |
description | Australian English may not have received much research interest or attention compared to standard British English or standard American English which are considered reference varieties. Geographically the ASEAN region is closer to Australia and the country is increasingly popular with students fro overseas due to multiculturalism, world class educational institutions and its proximity to countries in Southeast Asia. It is the nearest developed country where English is used as the primary language. This paper focuses on Australian English vocabulary. The data was collected from three newspapers during a week long period.
|
first_indexed | 2024-03-05T23:20:08Z |
format | Proceeding Paper |
id | oai:generic.eprints.org:33090 |
institution | International Islamic University Malaysia |
language | English English |
last_indexed | 2024-03-05T23:20:08Z |
publishDate | 2013 |
record_format | dspace |
spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:330902016-03-11T02:59:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33090/ Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen PE English Australian English may not have received much research interest or attention compared to standard British English or standard American English which are considered reference varieties. Geographically the ASEAN region is closer to Australia and the country is increasingly popular with students fro overseas due to multiculturalism, world class educational institutions and its proximity to countries in Southeast Asia. It is the nearest developed country where English is used as the primary language. This paper focuses on Australian English vocabulary. The data was collected from three newspapers during a week long period. 2013 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33090/2/33090_ICVLC_2013.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33090/5/33090_haja.pdf Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen (2013) Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers. In: International Conference on Vitality of Language and Culture, 5-6 June, 2013, Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. (Unpublished) |
spellingShingle | PE English Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers |
title | Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers
|
title_full | Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers
|
title_fullStr | Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers
|
title_full_unstemmed | Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers
|
title_short | Acquisition of Australian English vocabulary via newspapers
|
title_sort | acquisition of australian english vocabulary via newspapers |
topic | PE English |
url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/33090/2/33090_ICVLC_2013.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/33090/5/33090_haja.pdf |
work_keys_str_mv | AT mohamedalihajamohideen acquisitionofaustralianenglishvocabularyvianewspapers |