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.
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 |
Australasia
→
|
| sharesFeatureWith |
British English
→
Irish English → North American English → Scottish English → South African English → |
| spokenIn |
Australia
→
New Zealand → |
| standardFormOf |
English in Australia
→
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)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
English
→
|
hasMajorDialectGroup |