1
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Bateson
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- without context word’s have no meaning at all
2
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Van Kerk
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- Linguistic prestige is directly associated with power
3
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Brewster
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- incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession
4
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Burridge
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- all euphemisms are dishonest but many are designed to make life easier
- shared swearing patterns indicate membership of the group
- the more affectionate the feeling, the more abusive the language
- slang is a marker of in-group solidarity
- using Australian slang increases your likability among other Australians
- slang language has always played a pivotal role in the Australian sense of self
- no discussion of Australian English can avoid the striking use of diminutives
5
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Lakoff
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- Politeness is developed by societies in order to reduce friction in personal interaction
6
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Blum-Kulka
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- conventional indirectness in requests is perceived as more polite
7
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Goffman
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- face is a sacred thing for the ordinary person
8
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Cox
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- Australian english functions as a symbol of national identity
9
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Sternberg
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- Language is about giving people the opportunity to express themselves
10
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Coates
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- men have been shown to talk more than women
11
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Moore
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- of all markers of identity language is by far the most significant
12
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Crystal
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- teenagers use language as a kind of identity badge
13
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Wierzbicka
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- High frequency profanity [is] not acceptable to everyone
14
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Sussex
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- No other language abbreviates as much
15
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Frenkel
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-Australian english was born out of alcoholism and laziness
- it is typically Australian to be suspicious of people who speak too well
16
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Eades
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- Aboriginal English plays an important role in aboriginal identity
17
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Sled
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- Standard english is the English used by the powerful
18
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Jyothi
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- standard english is considered very important by recruiters
19
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Williams
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- often people think non-standard indicates non-intelligence and uneducated
20
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Jetstar
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- euphemism - during busy travel periods (flights may be overbooked, not sharing whole story)
21
Q
Chris Dawsin charges
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- euphemism - unlawful sexual activity (helps save face not using strongly connotated words)
22
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Jargon
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- misdirect and confuse often in politics
- Albanese government use of ‘truth bill’ to misdirect from legislation that could infringe on free speech by framing it as a way to uncover truth and regulate misinformation
23
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SAE
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- 2025 study shows early as 5 children link SAE with intelligence
24
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Advertisement
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- Aussie apples ‘no snackgrets’, play on phrase no regrets, blending of snack and regrets
- Additional use of crunch to lunch, rhyme, onomatopoeia etc
25
Hawthorn
- 'Cairns selfie hits different' - try to appeal to young fans
26
Thumbs up
- thumbs up emoji used to sign/confirm contract
27
Migrant discrimination
- 2025 study foreign accented women deemed less employable
28
Aboriginal Australian
- overlooking over place names, not looking into meaning Bundoora plain where kangaroos live, Yarra ever flowing
- addition of more than 250 indigenous place names on apple maps
- language being lost recent statistics show 250 active prior colonisation vs 12 currently active
29
Swears and expletives
- Scott Bucholz - caught swearing in parliament
- tradie culture swearing expected to build rapport
- Oscar piastre against F1 200K swear ban fine - limiting free speech (unrealistic)
30
Pokemon
Blending - pokefever, moonbreon, charizard
Gotta loot em' all - slang loot, parody of pokemon slogan, create humour
Charizard tax
Scalpers
31
Fatima Payman Brainrott speech
- purpose to engage younger generations
- some critised for being unprofessional
- sigmas, capping, rizzless, auraless, unc, chopped
32
Lack of meaning
- skibidi
- 67
- mango phonk
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