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Yeah, nah: Aussie slang hasn't carked it, but we do want to know more about it

By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
Dylan Hughes, PhD Student, Monash University
Howard Manns, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
Isabelle Burke, Research fellow in Linguistics, Monash University
Keith Allan, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
Simon Musgrave, Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University

An extensive study is underway to catalogue Australian slang, its origins, and why is is such as important part of our language.

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