Historical Monographs
Australia in 100 Words
Author/editor: Amanda Laugesen
Year published: 2024
Amanda Laugesen. NewSouth, 2024. 288 pages. ISBN 9781742239099.Bludger. Larrikin. Dinkum. Cobber. Sickie. Pash. Illywacker. There are plenty of words to choose from to tell the story of Australia from iconic Australianisms like mateship, fair dinkum, and bogan to drop bears, budgie smugglers and…
The 1972 Parramatta Jail Glossary: an edition with commentary
Author/editor: Bruce Moore
Year published: 2023
Bruce Moore. Australian Dictionary Publications, 2023. 252 pages. ISBN 9780645955002In 1972, a group of prisoners at Parramatta Jail in Sydney put together a glossary of prison words and phrases. It is a list of 362 words with definitions.The major part of the book is a detailed edition of the…
Rooted: an Australian history of bad language
Author/editor: Amanda Laugesen
Year published: 2020
Amanda Laugesen. NewSouth, 2020. 314 pages. ISBN 9781742236636.Bugger, rooted, bloody oath... What is it about Australians and swearing? We've got an international reputation for using bad language (Where the bloody hell are ya?) and letting rip with a choice swear word or two has long been a very…
Furphies and whizz-bangs: Anzac slang from the great war
Author/editor: Amanda Laugesen
Year published: 2014
Amanda Laugesen. Oxford University Press. 250 pages. ISBN 9780195597356. Furphies and Whizz-bangs: Anzac Slang from the Great War tells the story of the First World War through an examination of the slang used by Australian soldiers. Drawing on a range of primary source material taken from…
History of Australian English
What's Their Story? A History of Australian Words
Author/editor: Bruce Moore
Year published: 2010
Bruce Moore. Oxford University Press, 2010. 216 pages. ISBN: 9780195575002 A companion volume to Speaking Our Language, this major new work examines Australian words from two main perspectives: the histories of particular words, and the history of thematically linked words. This is a collection of…
Speaking Our Language The Story of Australian English
Author/editor: Bruce Moore
Year published: 2008
Bruce Moore. Oxford University Press, 2008. 225 pages. ISBN: 9780195565782 This is an account of where Australian English came from, what the forces were that moulded it, why it takes its present form, and where it is going. The subtitle of thebook, The Story of Australian English, derives in part…
Aboriginal English/Regional Monographs
Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning
Author/editor: R.M.W. Dixon, W.S. Ramson, Bruce Moore, & Mandy Thomas
Year published: 2006
Second Edition. R.M.W. Dixon, W.S. Ramson, Bruce Moore, Mandy Thomas. Oxford University Press, 2006. 261 pages. ISBN 0 19 554073 5. Australian Aboriginal Words in English records the Aboriginal contribution to Australian English and provides a fascinating insight into the contact between the first…