AUSTRALEX
Australasian Association for Lexicography

Varieties of English

Australia and New Zealand

The basic reference on specifically Australian English vocabulary is the Australian National Dictionary produced at the Australian National Dictionary Centre. The ANDC's WWW page also has a selection of Australian Words. The basic reference on the entirety of English vocabulary in Australia is the Macquarie Dictionary, (see also MacquarieNet).

Some other links for Australian and New Zealand are listed below:

Australian English hypocoristics database at University of Sydney, including Hypocoristics of Place-names in Australian English
Australian Railway Slang
Language Talkback at The University of Queensland, in collaboration with the ABC
Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary (short glossary)
New Zealand English

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Comments and queries on these pages to Adam Smith.

Last updated August 3, 2005

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