This thesis looks at the relation between the English language and the Australian place. I have
studied the vocabulary used by English speakers in Australia in the twentieth century of this
geographical place and its environment, and how this vocabulary both constructs multiple
and sometimes contesting 'Australias' and positions the settler in particular relations to this
place. Although English has occupied Australia for over a century by the time this study
begins, the analysis exposes the tensions, the gaps and the unease present in the use of a
European language in the Australian place.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/218752 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Arthur, Jillian Mary, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Resource, Environmental & Heritage Sciences |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Jillian Mary Arthur |
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