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Isabelle Burke

Research Fellow, Linguistics, Faculty of Arts
isabelle.burke@monash.edu

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Linguistics

Biography

Isabelle is a research fellow in linguistics in the Faculty of Arts. Her research interests include the study of Australian English.

Are you ready for it? ‘Yeah-nah’ comes back stronger – with a little help from Taylor Swift post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Are you ready for it? ‘Yeah-nah’ comes back stronger – with a little help from Taylor Swift

by Kate Burridge
From ‘technicolour yawn’ to ‘draining the dragon’: How Barry Humphries breathed life into Australian slang post image
Politics and society

From ‘technicolour yawn’ to ‘draining the dragon’: How Barry Humphries breathed life into Australian slang

by Howard Manns
Discourse markers: When saying ‘a bit’ can mean a lot post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Discourse markers: When saying ‘a bit’ can mean a lot

by Isabelle Burke
Why some slang expressions omit major grammatical components post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Why some slang expressions omit major grammatical components

by Isabelle Burke
Getting on the grog: Plonk yourself down for a guide through Australian alcohol slang terms post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

Getting on the grog: Plonk yourself down for a guide through Australian alcohol slang terms

by Isabelle Burke
Yeah, nah: Aussie slang hasn’t carked it, but we do want to know more about it post image
The history and evolution of Australian slang

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

by Howard Manns
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