Section C cue cards varieties and Standard

Question 1

Jacinta Allen (standard)

Answer 1

Vic premier - apology to Vic’s institutional care
“From 1928-1990 thousands of children were entrusted to the state, religious organisations and charitable organisations.”
“Standard Australian English is the dominant dialect and is used by the vast majority of speakers” (Australian Voices, Macquarie University)

Question 2

Pedro Wanaeamirri

Answer 2

TV show (AWAYE) -Timi artist and winner NASIAA for Indigenous art ‘Winnin’ de award for dis year make me feel bery proud an’ ‘appy and strong.”
The value of a low prestige variety for solidarity and identification with the group can often outweigh considerations of prestige, status or social advancement. “ (Ryan)

Question 3

Jacqui Lambie

Answer 3

Tas Fed Senator - ‘ABC INSIDERS’ Enraged by Aus Budget 2024 “Mate (wider diphthong) - /t/= “abou’“and “don’”
“Language is a dynamic symbol of identity and culture” by Felicity Cox

Question 4

Quick example - standard AE (Jacinta Allan)

Answer 4

SAE promoted in schools, government, courts of law.
Complex declarative- “Meeting minimum entry requirements means you’re eligible to apply for our courses” Melb Uni
“A benchmark of excellence that reflects correctness, precision, purity and elegance” Burridge

Question 5

Quick example - aboriginal English (Pedro)

Answer 5

Seen by many prescriptivists as “uneducated” use of Australian English/ broken English
Omission of plural morpheme “-s” eg “two tree” - Lexical markers eg “alla” or “bin” as lexical past tense marker
“Members of a social group draw personal strength and pride from using the same language” (Kramsch)

Question 6

Quick example - broad Australian English (Jacqui Lambie)

Answer 6

Hypocoristic suffixation “Brekkie” and “servo” = colloquialisms
“Colloquial creativity” (Collins)

Question 7

Miguel Maestre (Spanish Aus English)

Answer 7

Spanish born Aussie chef, author and TV presenter - The Living Room Channel 10
Rolled /r/ “They cook really fas” - Elision of final consonants “is crumb without no frie
“Ethnicity is an important part of social identity and something that people want to demonstrate through their use of language’ (Burridge and Mulder’

Question 8

Quick example (Miguel Maestre)

Answer 8

SAE /sh symbol/ into/s/ eg “show” “relish” “fresh”
“More than anything else, language shows we belong, providing the most natural badge or symbol of public or private identity” (David Crystal)