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  2. Variation in Australian English - Wikipedia

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    General Australian English is the most common of Australian accents. [9] [10] It is especially prominent in urban Australia and is used as a standard language for Australian films, television programs and advertising. It is used by Hugh Jackman, Rose Byrne, Rebel Wilson, Chris Hemsworth and Eric Bana.

  3. Australian English - Wikipedia

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    The General Australian accent serves as the standard variety of English across the country. According to linguists, it emerged during the 19th century. [24] General Australian is the dominant variety across the continent, and is particularly so in urban areas. [25]

  4. Regional accents of English - Wikipedia

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    These sub-dialects are very similar to each other, but non-local listeners can identify firm differences. On the other side of the spectrum, Australia has a General Australian accent which remains almost unchanged over thousands of miles. English accents can differ enough to create room for misunderstandings.

  5. Australian English phonology - Wikipedia

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    Australian English is notable for vowel length contrasts which are absent from many English dialects. The Australian English vowels /ɪ/, /e/ and /eː/ are noticeably closer (pronounced with a higher tongue position) than their contemporary Received Pronunciation equivalents. However, a recent short-front vowel chain shift has resulted in ...

  6. Sound correspondences between English accents - Wikipedia

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    Examples AAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English Chicano English General American [16] [17] [9] Inland Northern American English Miami accent Transatlantic accent New York accent Philadelphia accent Southern American English Brummie [18] Southern England English Northern England English RP Ulster English West & South-West Irish ...

  7. Talk:Australian English phonology/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    The "cultivated" and "general" accents use 24 consonants, 11 vowels, 8 diphthongs and the schwa. (The "broad" accents employ a myriad of different vowels and diphthongs). Australian English is a non-rhotic dialect; 'r' is pronounced only before a vowel, otherwise replaced with a schwa. - Jimp 18Mar05

  8. Trap–bath split - Wikipedia

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    The TRAP – BATH split is a vowel split that occurs mainly in Southern England English (including Received Pronunciation), Australian English, New Zealand English, Indian English, South African English and to a lesser extent in some Welsh English as well as older Northeastern New England English by which the Early Modern English phoneme /æ/ was lengthened in certain environments and ...

  9. Australian accent - Wikipedia

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