This new reference is a collection of words that are associated in different ways with South Australia--those in the book's title represent both the oldest and the newest cultures in the state. While the majority of words used by South Australians are, of course, just the same as those of their fellow Australians, it is the different words that reflect, to some degree, the history of a society. The 500 regional words given here are based on dated sources from books, newspapers and magazines. The quotations span written records from 1835 to 2003, and the order of the chapters follows a rough chronological spread from the first inhabitants of what became 'South Australia', through the settlement of British and other cultures in the colony, agricultural and industrial development through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, to the lifestyle of the present day.
By:
Dorothy Jauncey (Researcher Researcher Australian National Dictionary Centre)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions:
Height: 215mm,
Width: 137mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 311g
ISBN: 9780195517705
ISBN 10: 0195517709
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 04 February 2004
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments Introduction The People Before: Words from Aboriginal Languages 'No Convict Taint': The Early Days of the Colony 'The Copper Kingdom': The Cornish and the Copper Mines 'A Paradise of Dissent': The German Lutheran Influence Wealth from the Land: Wheat, Wool, and Wine The Outback: Opals, Camels, and Woomera The 'Lifestyle State': The Festival, Grange, and Stobie Poles Bibliography Index
