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Italo-Australian dialect
Italo-Australian is an Australian-based dialect of Italian that is spoken by Australians of Italian descent.
The exact number of speakers is unknown, but it is highly speculated that the language is mainly spoken by the younger generations, passed on by the elder ancestors, who created the language. Some researchers[who?] think that the dialect might have been spoken by nearly 900,000 Italian Australians in 2012.
The foundation of this dialect is modern Italian, which was brought to Australia following the Italian diaspora in the post World War I era. It wasn't until the years after the second diaspora after World War II that the dialect came into note.[according to whom?]
The language Italo-Australian lexicon was formed through the combination of modern Italian words with the English language vocabulary of Australia. Some words follow the rules of Italian spelling, changing to an English one only with a few character changes to make it sound Italian. Italian linguist Tullio De Mauro has noted the dialect in his famous book Storia Della Lingua as "developing dialect that is still enduring the modern influences of English".
De Mauro also claims the language is growing with the vocabulary being passed onto the younger generations of Italian Australians.
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Italo-Australian dialect
Italo-Australian is an Australian-based dialect of Italian that is spoken by Australians of Italian descent.
The exact number of speakers is unknown, but it is highly speculated that the language is mainly spoken by the younger generations, passed on by the elder ancestors, who created the language. Some researchers[who?] think that the dialect might have been spoken by nearly 900,000 Italian Australians in 2012.
The foundation of this dialect is modern Italian, which was brought to Australia following the Italian diaspora in the post World War I era. It wasn't until the years after the second diaspora after World War II that the dialect came into note.[according to whom?]
The language Italo-Australian lexicon was formed through the combination of modern Italian words with the English language vocabulary of Australia. Some words follow the rules of Italian spelling, changing to an English one only with a few character changes to make it sound Italian. Italian linguist Tullio De Mauro has noted the dialect in his famous book Storia Della Lingua as "developing dialect that is still enduring the modern influences of English".
De Mauro also claims the language is growing with the vocabulary being passed onto the younger generations of Italian Australians.
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