Australian English by Vicky and Alex

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Across
  1. 3. Your accent is associated with your … background and social class.
  2. 6. It is common for Australians to do this at the end of spoken sentences.
  3. 9. “Accent is about theatre, the theatre of …”, quote by Bruce Moore
  4. 11. When a person is able to communicate relatively effectively in and be able to comprehend to languages
  5. 12. If Prima is said in Victoria, Popper is said in QLD and fruit box is said in SA, these are all examples of what?
  6. 14. A linguist who said “Our accent is a product of our social history not or climate”.
  7. 16. When speakers change between two languages during conversation.
  8. 18. What is the circle that divided English speakers into three different groups? (inner, outer, and expanding)
  9. 19. Australian English is considered a … language as the r’s at the end of words aren’t pronounced.
  10. 20. After which war did the English language spread more around the world?
  11. 23. A variety of language spoken by a certain ethnic or cultural subgroup and serves as a distinguishing mark of social identity.
Down
  1. 1. … Australian accent resembled someone who didn’t have class and lacked education.
  2. 2. … lessons were taught at school where children were taught to speak in a certain way
  3. 3. What does EFL (People learning English) stand for?
  4. 4. What vocal organ is far less active in the Australian accent than the American accent.
  5. 5. … Australian accent was required to enter the upper class.
  6. 7. One of the most commonly spoken languages at the top of the European Union Hierarchy (it is not English or French).
  7. 8. What subsystem does the study of slang belong?
  8. 10. The features of pronunciation that identify where a speaker comes from.
  9. 13. Shortenings of words such a ‘barbeque’ to ‘barbie’ is in which subsystem of the English Language.
  10. 15. This age group are the instigators of language change.
  11. 17. Endings that have a positive, warm or friendly attitude.
  12. 21. A distinctive variety of a language, usually associated with a particular geographical area.
  13. 22. In 2013, 90% of the population speak with a … Australian Accent.