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Four Corners: Core speech with extras, thanks

Video Four Corners: Core speech with extras, thanks

TLF ID M017843

A national survey in the 1960s indicated that the use of spoken English was surprisingly similar throughout Australia. This challenged the notion of 'regionalism', which suggested that people from different places would use language in different ways. In this clip, two leading academics discuss regionalism and suggest that the language Australians use might owe more to their social background than to where they live.

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Educational value
  • This resource is available on ABC Splash
Year level

9; 10

Topics English language Social relations Figures of speech Colloquial language Social settings (Narratives) Conversations Language conventions Pronunciation
Learning area
  • English

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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Description: Creator
  • URL: http://www.abc.net.au
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.abc.net.au
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • Video
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  • This Licence allows you to download, remix, alter and re-use this clip in your own creations. You can share your creations by copying, distributing and communicating to others. You must provide a credit to the ABC as follows: Clip/Main Title [Core speech with extras, thanks] provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.