Colloquialisms & slang
Articles
- A Critical Review of Writings on The Vocabulary of Australian English
It is more than sixty years since Morris's Austral English was published, yet this, deficient in many respects and dated as it is, remains the…
1 December 1963 - ‘Bushranger’ and ‘Croppy’ : A Footnote to Convict Jargon and Euphemism
In a recent study of convict jargon in this journal emphasis is placed on the use of convict terms outside convict circles, particularly in the…
1 June 1966 - Early Evidence for ‘Bushranger’ and ‘Croppy’
Interest shown by historians and other scholars in the recording of the Australian vocabulary is welcome, particularly if they are able to indicate sources which…
1 December 1966