Barracking, sheilas and shouts: how the Irish influenced Australian English
- Written by Howard Manns, Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
The Warrnambool potato harvest of 1881.State Library of Victoria
Australian English decidedly finds its origins in British English. But when it comes to chasing down Irish influence, there are – to paraphrase Donald Rumsfield – some knowun knowuns, some unknowun knowuns, and a bucket load of furphies.
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