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  2. Variation in Australian English - Wikipedia

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    Examples of people with this accent include Steve Irwin, Paul Hogan and former prime ministers Julia Gillard, [4] [5] Bob Hawke and John Howard. [6] In Australia, this dialect is sometimes called Strine /ˈstɹɑɪn/ (or "Strayan" /ˈstɹæɪən/, a shortening of the word Australian), and a speaker of the dialect may be referred to as an Ocker. [7]

  3. Australian English phonology - Wikipedia

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    Australian English (AuE) is a non-rhotic variety of English spoken by most native-born Australians. Phonologically, it is one of the most regionally homogeneous language varieties in the world. Australian English is notable for vowel length contrasts which are absent from many English dialects.

  4. Sound correspondences between English accents - Wikipedia

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    The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) can be used to represent sound correspondences among various accents and dialects of the English language. These charts give a diaphoneme for each sound, followed by its realization in different dialects. The symbols for the diaphonemes are given in bold, followed by their most common phonetic values.

  5. 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]

  6. Gen Z is mocking the way Australians say certain words - AOL

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    Gen Z is obsessed with how Australian accents sound to them and can't help but poke fun at them. Americans created 'naur' as a way of phonetically spelling the word "no" in a typical Australian ...

  7. South Australian English - Wikipedia

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    South Australian English is the variety of English spoken in the Australian state of South Australia. As with the other regional varieties within Australian English, these have distinctive vocabularies. To a lesser degree, there are also some differences in phonology (pronunciation).

  8. Expert argues Australian accent is influenced by alcohol

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  9. Expert argues Australian accent is influenced by alcohol

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    Australians have a distinctive drawl that one communications expert has attributed, at least in part, to alcohol consumption. Dean Frenkel, a lecturer at Victoria University in Australia, recently ...