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Understand that Standard Australian English is a living language within which the creation and loss of words and the evolution of usage is ongoing (ACELA1550)

Elaborations
  • identifying some of the changes in the grammar of English over time, for example from ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ to ‘you’
  • exploring examples of ‘Globish’ English
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
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Language conventions,  English language

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