{"product_id":"speaking-our-language-bruce-moore-9780195565782","title":"Speaking Our Language: The Story of Australian English","description":"For the first time ever the story of Australian English is about to be told in full. As part of our Centenary celebrations Oxford University Press Australia is proud to be publishing this significant contribution to the national landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpeaking our Language\u003c\/em\u003e is written for people who want to know where Australian English came from, what the forces were that molded it, why it takes its present form, and where it is going. The subtitle of this book, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Australian English\u003c\/em\u003e, derives in part from the chronological story that the book traces: the story begins with Joseph Banks and Captain James Cook collecting indigenous words such as \u003cem\u003ekangaroo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003equoll\u003c\/em\u003e in northern Queensland in 1770, and it continues from there right up to the present day, when Australian English is firmly established as the natural and national language of Australia. It is a 'story' in another sense as well: the story of development of Australian English is inextricably intertwined with the stories of Australian history and culture, and of the development of Australian identity. Of all the markers of identity, language is by far the most significant. This language we speak, and which gives voice to our Australian English is central to the process of giving voice to our Australian identity: in important ways, we are \u003cem\u003ewhat\u003c\/em\u003e we speak, and we are \u003cem\u003ehow\u003c\/em\u003e we speak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpeaking our Language\u003c\/em\u003e grew out of the research of the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) at the Australain National University. The Centre is named after the \u003cem\u003eAustralian National Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e, which was first published in 1988, and which includes some 10,000 Australian words. The Centre is now busy finalizing a second edition of the \u003cem\u003eAustralian National Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e, and expects to add about 4500 new words and meanings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195565789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195565782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Bruce Moore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48658803163391,"sku":"9780195565782","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ff724c5-0db5-4579-b56f-5fcf02400343.jpg?v=1781198545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speaking-our-language-bruce-moore-9780195565782","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}