STRINE
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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STRINE. A non-technical word coined by Alistair Morrison, to represent an alleged Australian pronunciation of
Australian. Writing under the pseudonym Afferbeck Lauder (‘alphabetical order’) and as Professor of Strine Studies at the University of Sinny (Sydney), Morrison published a series of humorous articles in the
Sydney Morning Herald, some of which were later collected under the title
Let Stalk Strine (Sydney, 1965). The series made much of such features as
ELISION,
ASSIMILATION, and
METANALYSIS, as characteristic of Broad Australian:
Emma Chisit How much is it?;
money Monday;
ass prad house proud;
tan cancel town council. The term has had some local and international acceptance as a name for a stereotype of pronunciation and syntax (the ‘style’ of
AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH). Examples like
Gloria Soame (glorious home) indicate the importance of
EYE DIALECT in achieving the desired effect.
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