Mar 15, 2022Case study: ScoMo's covid cricket catch-phraseIn January 2022, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was a guest commentator on the coverage of the Ashes Series, and caused some controversy...
Jan 31, 2022The speed of language changeThe English language can be understood by speakers who live centuries apart, suggesting that its core vocabulary and grammar has remained...
Oct 25, 2021Case study: Is a 'vaxxie' a thing?We have already discussed the pandemic's continued effect on our language in 2021, including the coining of the term 'vaxxie': See...
Sep 23, 2021Case study: Language for the vaccine rolloutNow that our experience of the pandemic is shifting from lockdowns to vaccine targets, its influence on our language is also changing....
Sep 12, 2021Case study: 'Vaxx', 'jab' and the pandemic's enduring influence on our languageThese articles both make reference to the rise in linguistic creativity among Australians when referring to the Covid-19 vaccination....
Sep 11, 2021Pandemic slang in AustraliaThese articles discuss how Australians have developed their own slang related to the Covid-19 pandemic. While many pandemic slang terms...