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Western Australian English is the collective name given to the variety or varieties of English spoken in the Australian state of Western Australia (WA). As with the other regional varieties of Australian English, the vocabulary spoken in Western Australia also varies slightly by region. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, there are three localised, regional varieties of English in WA: ''Perth English'', ''Central Western Australian English'', and ''Northern Western Australian English''.〔(Australian Broadcasting Coorporation, "Regionalisms" ) 〕 While there are many commonalities, each has its own variations in vocabulary. ==Vocabulary== Some of the vocabulary used in Western Australia is unique, within both Australia, and the wider world.〔Maureen Brooks and Joan Ritchie, ''Words from the West: A Glossary of Western Australian Terms.'' Oxford University Press (1994). ISBN 0-19-553628-2〕〔Rhonda Oliver, Graham McKay and Judith Rochecouste, "Lexical Variation among Western Australian Primary School Children", ''Australian Journal of Linguistics'', vol. 22, no. 2 (1 October 2002) pp. 207 - 229.〕 Several terms of British origin have survived which are rarely used in other parts of Australia. One example is ''verge'', meaning the area between a road and a paved footpath, which is known by the term ''nature strip'' in the rest of Australia. Some words have been shortened, for example, the term ''bathers'' is commonly used in place of ''bathing suit'' or ''togs'' as used in other parts of Australia. Some original terms have also been invented in WA, and have since found their way into common usage. An example of this is the term ''home open'', describing a house on the market which is open for public inspection.〔http://reiwa.com.au/lst/lst-homeopen-search.cfm〕 There are also many unique, invented slang words, such as ''ding'', referring to an Australian immigrant of Italian descent (this word is often considered derogatory and/or offensive), or ''munted'', referring to an object which is misshaped or unsightly. A glass of beer in Western Australia is referred to as a ''middy''. Some pronunciations also differ from those used in the rest of Australia. For example, people from WA tend to pronounce loquat with a "k" sound () instead of the "kw" ( or ) used elsewhere. Many words from the Aboriginal language have found their way into Western Australian English. Examples include ''gidgee'' (or ''gidgie''), a Noongar word for spear, as used in modern spear fishing; and ''gilgie'' (or ''jilgie''), the Noongar name for a small freshwater crayfish of the South West. Another word of likely Aboriginal origin is ''boondy'' (pronounced with ʊ, like the vowel in ''bull''), which means a rock, boulder, or small stone.〔(Speaking Our Language: The Story of Australian English. Bruce Moore 2008 )〕 Among Western Australians, the term ''sand-boondy'' or more commonly ''boondy'' is well-recognised as referring to a small lump of sand (with the granules stuck together), often thrown at one another by children in the playground. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Australian English」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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