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Australian values - Egalitarianism (anti-authoritarianism) (tall poppy syndrome) (anti-intellectualism)
- - “I’m proud to be Australian today; we’re our own biggest critics, especially as athletes…” Harry Garside (Australian Olympian)
- - Gen Z slang “sweat”, “try-hard”
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Australian values - Informality (laid-back nature)
- - Announcement sent by national operations consultant brigitte villasmil rivas to every mcdonald's employee in the country, “let him look, bump, cook.”- AusFedPolice instagram account "don't be delulu! Not caring about cyber security is as outdated as wearing skinny jeans."
- - Linguist Christopher Hughes believes that "The tradition of Australian swearing shows little sign of atrophying."
- - Aussie's iconic, expletive-laden interview after winning gold Saya Sakakibara (International Olympic Committee)
- - “If it disturbs my peace, jog on, cunt.” - Missy (heartbreak high)
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Australian values - Laid-back nature
- - Natalya Diehm "thought about doing a shoey" when being offered a beer in her Olympic interview
- - Sarah Day coached a clueless American on tiktok that "being Australian is all about being chill, easy going, and waiting for summer to live your best life.”
- - “To have a deep and meaningful conversation with someone, you have to involve alcohol or some sort of substance.” - Jeff Kissubi
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Australian values - Mateship
- German tiktoker ‘Timur’ - misses being greeted by random people in the street with ‘how ya going mate’
- "G'day mate" (diminutive, shortening)
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Australian values - A fair go
The AFL's statement that "homophobia has no place in our game, nor in society" Suns respond as Powell banned for homophobic slurs
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Global influences on SAE in Australian society
- - Technology and the internet
- - Multiculturalism (migrant ethnolects)
- - Social and political movements
- - Food
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English variation by culture (AAEs)
(recognising AAEs as plausible Australian English language varieties)
- - During NAIDOC week, Channel 10's decision to use Aboriginal place names alongside colonial names in weather reports - Melbourne is referred to as Naarm, and Sydney was referred to as Gadigal, with some viewers describing the move as ‘deadly’ and ‘ripper’.
- - The campaign "#Ditch‘Naarmcore’," where there was backlash against the commodification of Aboriginal words in fashion, illustrates the importance of genuine and respectful use of language.
- - AFL NAIDOC WEEK (instead of playing in Optus stadium in Perth it was played on ‘Wadjuk Noongar land’)
- - "[Aunty Fay] would sit down with mob and look at them and she'd tell them 'who's your mother, who's your father' and she'd know where they're connected," - Mr Nelson
- - “come get your cousin please” is so POC coded and Darren’s relief when Missy corrects Sasha saying “aw nah she actually is my cousin” had me in tears (heartbreak high)
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English variation by culture (migrant ethnolects)
- - “The Lebanese-Australian accent from western Sydney is often only heard as a parody on mainstream television” she says. - Simone Amelia Jordan from Media Diversity Australia
- - Acquisition/borrowing of arabic endearment term “habib” meaning darling from the Lebanese-English ethnolect.
- - Media portrayal of Southern-European Australians in Australian television shows such as "The SuperWog show" and "Here come the Habibs".
- - "Cuz"
- - HSP - halal snack pack
(very popular, a part of the drinking culture to drunk-consume an HSP) (garner covert prestige through the lexical choice of a non-standard variety) - - “IS IT EVEN HALAL?” “Can pig be halal?” (lebanese-australian in heartbreak high season 2 2023, popular media)
- - (“To have a deep and meaningful conversation with someone, you have to involve alcohol or some sort of substance.” - Jeff KissubijQuery112404027513636301874_1723080887574?)
- “If you snogged an ethnic Australian in their house, they would find that more appropriate.” - Anthony Voulgaris (tiktok)
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Good words to incorporate
- Good words to incorporate in language analysis:
- Sense of stability
- Personal identity
- Values of… (egalitarianism, multiculturalism, mateship)
- Cultural beliefs/values/identity that define Australia
- Australia’s unique/rich linguistic development
- Connotations
- Promotes the bilingualism or multilingualism amongst speakers (ethnolects)
- Contributes to the diversity of Australian language
- Facilitates cultural exchange
- Garners an audience of…
- Eg:
- … maintains and expresses cultural identity, supporting Australia’s value of egalitarianism that demonstrates the belief of every Australian individual, no matter the cultural differences, to all be allowed a ‘fair go’.
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