Full Description
This book illuminates Australian soldiers' voices, feelings and thoughts, through exploration of the words and language used during the Great War. It is mostly concerned with slang, but there were also new words that came into Standard English during the war with which Australians became familiar. The book defines and explains these words and terms, provides examples of their usage by Australian soldiers and on the home front that provides insight into the experiences and attitudes of soldiers and civilians, and it draws out some of the themes and features of this language to provide insight into the social and cultural worlds of Australian soldiers and civilians.
Contents
INTRODUCTION - WORDS FROM THE BIG STOUSH: TRACING THE LANGUAGE OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS 1. He earned his name as digger: Australian soldiers2. Things are well up to putty here: Life in the army3. If the Kiwi King you're after: Military hierarchy, bureaucracy and other sourc--es of complaint4. Alley at the toot: Languages5. Fritz was napoo: Enemies and friends6. The usual nightly strafe: Trench and battlefield7. Passing Shrapnel Corner: Place names8. The daily hate: Weapons and the technology of war9. Language of the air and Sea: Words of the Australian Flying Corps and Royal Australian Navy10.Aussieland, the diggers' home sweet home: Home and home frontCONCLUSION - RECORDING AND REMEMBERING THE LANGUAGE OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE GREAT WARBIBLIOGRAPHYWORD LIST
