Australasian English
E5391
Australasian English is the group of English varieties spoken primarily in Australia and New Zealand, characterized by distinct accents, vocabulary, and regional usage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australasian English canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect group
ⓘ
variety of English ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
British English in pronunciation
ⓘ
British English in vocabulary ⓘ North American English in pronunciation ⓘ North American English in spelling ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
distinct regional accents
ⓘ
distinct regional vocabulary ⓘ influence from American English ⓘ influence from British English ⓘ influence from Irish English ⓘ influence from Māori language ⓘ influence from Scottish English ⓘ influence from indigenous languages of Australia ⓘ non-rhotic pronunciation in most varieties ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature |
region-specific slang
ⓘ
unique colloquialisms ⓘ |
| hasOrthographicPreference | predominantly British spelling conventions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Australian English
ⓘ
New Zealand English ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
characteristic diphthongs
ⓘ
vowel shifts distinct from British RP ⓘ |
| hasRegister |
formal standard English
ⓘ
informal colloquial English ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-European languages ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| region |
Australasian realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
|
| sharesFeatureWith |
British English
ⓘ
Irish English ⓘ North American English ⓘ Scottish English ⓘ South African English ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ |
| standardFormOf |
Australian English
ⓘ
surface form:
English in Australia
New Zealand English ⓘ
surface form:
English in New Zealand
|
| usedBy |
majority of residents of Australia
ⓘ
majority of residents of New Zealand ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education in Australia
ⓘ
education in New Zealand ⓘ government in Australia ⓘ government in New Zealand ⓘ media in Australia ⓘ media in New Zealand ⓘ |
| usesStandard | English orthography ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.