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A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex

In the early days of the ABC, people listened to the BBC and what was called Received Pronunciation; anything less was regarded as debased or undesirable. But, says Professor Roly Sussex, nowadays the norms of Australian English are multiple and often variable.

A Word in Your Ear · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

March 30, 201927m 47s

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In the early days of the ABC, people listened to the BBC and what was called Received Pronunciation; anything less was regarded as debased or undesirable. But, says Professor Roly Sussex, nowadays the norms of Australian English are multiple and often variable.

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