What are the linguistic feautures and conventions on Australian Slang?
Hey I found some useful bits on the web: Use of words by Australians Australian English makes frequent use of diminutives. They are formed in various ways and are often used to indicate familiarity. Some examples are arvo (afternoon), barbie (barbecue), footy (Australian rules football or rugby league football). They also use litotes such as “you’re not wrong” (= you’re right). Many phrases once common to Australian English have become stereotypes and caricaturised exaggerations, and have largely disappeared from everyday use. Among the words less used are cobber, strewth, you beaut and crikey; and stereotypical phrases like flat out like a lizard drinking are rarely used without being jocular. The phrase put a shrimp on the barbie is a misquotation from a phrase made famous by Paul Hogan in tourism advertisements that aired in America. Australians use the word prawn rather than shrimp. Many Australians actually dislike the phrase for this reason, thus choose to ignore the person who s
