Sep 12, 2021Case study: 'Blak' - Australian Greens Senator Lidia ThorpeLidia Thorpe is a Senator for the Australian Greens political party, and is also an Aboriginal Gunnai-Gunditjmara woman. In this tweet...
Sep 11, 2021Case study: Lollies, cheese, and PC languageIn 2021, both Allen's Lollies and Coon Cheese decided to change the brand names of their products following criticism about potentially...
Sep 11, 2021Ethnolects - Samoan slangThis article discusses the use of Samoan slang by those both within and outside of the Samoan-Australian community. In particular, the...
Sep 11, 2021Blak: Indigenous Australians, language, and identityThis article discusses the rise in the use of non-Standard orthography for the adjective 'blak' as a marker of identity among Indigenous...
Sep 11, 2021Internet slang and in-group membershipThese websites contain discussion and examples of how innovative language use in internet forums can build in-group membership between...
Sep 11, 2021Aboriginal EnglishesThese articles discuss the cultural significance and provide examples of Aboriginal Australian English. Remember to differentiate...
Sep 11, 2021LGBTIQA+ communities and terminology - Australian government websiteThis website, created by the Australian government, aims to educate Australians on terminology used within the LGBTIQA+ community and by...
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...