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'Speaking our Language is written for people who want to know where Australian English came from, what the forces were that moulded it, why it takes its present form, and where it is going.

'The sub-title of this book, The Story of Australian English, derives in part from the chronological story that the book traces: the story begins with Joseph Banks and Captain James Cook in 1770, and it continues 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 the development of Australian English is inextricably intertwined with the stories of Australian history and culture, and of the development of Australian identity.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Oxford University Press , 2008 .
      Extent: xix, 225p.p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9780195565782 (pbk.), 9780195565775 (hbk.)

Works about this Work

Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English J. S. Ryan , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 24 2009; (p. 251-254)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
Untitled Pam Peters , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Journal of Australian Studies , September vol. 33 no. 3 2009; (p. 379-380)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
Speaking our Language : The Story of Australian English Adair Jones , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Perilous Adventures , vol. 09 no. 4 2009;

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
Untitled Pam Peters , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 24 no. 1 2009; (p. 170-173)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
How We Came to Be Speaking Strine Roly Sussex , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 - 2 August 2009; (p. 24)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
Ah, the Strine of It All in Our Accent on Life Peter Fuller , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 November 2008; (p. 14-15)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
Biographer of Words Sarah Ogilvie , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 307 2008; (p. 42-43)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
We Say It Our Way Ruth Wajnryb , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27-28 December 2008; (p. 22)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
The Way We Speak Now Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 February 2009; (p. 25)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
Fossick to Tracky Daks Robert Murray , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 53 no. 4 2009; (p. 122-123)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
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