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Praise for Australia in 100 Words:
'From drop bears to bin chickens, raw prawns to faceless men, Laugesen has wrangled every telling word in the Australian menagerie. Far more than 100 words, this gathering of Australian language is an eavesdropping of our ongoing conversation.' David Astle
'A culture and a history unpacked through 100 words and phrases. What a brilliantly conceived and thoroughly engaging book from one of the country's most creative social and cultural historians who also happens to be its leading scholar of Australian English.' Frank Bongiorno
'Amanda Laugesen has unlocked Australia's culturally rich wordhoard to track the life-story of 100 unique expressions, and, as a skilled historian and lexicographer, she is just the right person to do this. Words themselves have special storytelling powers, and her selection has many fascinating tales to tell. From the democracy sausage to the halal snack pack, from marngrook to Mabo
Australia in 100 Words is a treasure box for anyone passionate about the history of the language, and a must-read for those interested in the interplay between language, culture and society.' Kate Burridge
'Language is culture. If you want to understand Australia, you can't afford to miss Amanda Laugesen's '100 Words' - linguistic sly grog for Antipodean etymologists everywhere.' Chris Wallace
Dr Amanda Laugesen is a historian, author, and lexicographer. She is director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre at the ANU and chief editor of the Australian National Dictionary: Australian Words and Their Origins. Amanda has published widely in areas such as the social and cultural history of war, book history, and the history of Australian English. Her most recent book is Rooted: An Australian History of Bad Language (2020).
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