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GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!
THE LANGUAGE OFTHE NINETEENTH-CENTURY AUSTRALIAN GOLD RUSHES |
| By: |
Bruce Moore (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£25.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195508386 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195508383 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS AUSTRALIA |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2000 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
The gold rushes of the 19th century, especially those of the 1850s, were a defining point in Australian history, bringing with them far-reaching social and economic changes. They also brought with them a new language. Bruce Moore's underlying argument is that the gold rushes played a significant role in the development of Australian English. |
| Synopsis: |
The gold rushes of the nineteenth century were a defining point in Australian history, bringing with them far-reaching social and economic changes. They also brought with them a new language, and the underlying argument of this book is that the gold rushes played a significant role in the development of Australian English. Gold! Gold! Gold! takes the form of a dictionary, with extensive supporting quotations from contemporary texts chosen to provide relevant historical information, and to evoke the living pulse of gold rush era. More than 500 headwords cover many aspects of the goldfields, including methods of mining, law and order, social life, hardships and afflictions, thieves and villains. |
| Illustrations: |
16 black and white illustrations |
| Publication: |
Australia |
| Imprint: |
OUP Australia and New Zealand |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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