Kidspeak
A Dictionary of Australian Children's Words, Expressions and Games
Published on 12. November 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-522-84790-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first book to offer a rich and comprehensive sampling of the linguistic range, variety and complexity of Australian children's colloquial, vernacular language. It will expand our understanding of language use in this country, and of the nature and forms of the significant but little-studied subcultures of childhood.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Carlton
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-522-84790-1 (9780522847901)
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Person
June Factor is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and the University of London and is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne. She is a well-known and highly-respected folklorist, social historian and writer, with a special interest in children's folklore and language. She is the author of the much loved children's books Far Out, Brussel Sprout!, All Right, Vegemite!, Unreal, Banana Peel!, Real Keen, Baked Bean! and Roll Over, Pavlova!. Her social history, Captain Cook Chased a Chook: Children's Folklore in Australia, was awarded the United States Opie Prize.