I was a little hestitant to post this video, but... tomorrow we are going to celebrate the Australian language in all its richness.
Yeah...
OK, back to serious topics. We'll be watching part of a documentary from which you will learn about: BROAD, GENERAL and CULTIVATED accents and where they came from.
Some reading if you are interested in exploring more.
Australian slang - how language was shaped by various historical events
History of accent change - a very useful interactive timeline
More in-depth analysis of the differences between Australian, British and American - vowel quality change, word formation etc.
AUSSIE SLANG DICTIONARY
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