Can Sesame Street bridge the Pacific Ocean? Effects of American television on the Australian language
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2003
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Swarthmore College. Dept. of Linguistics
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This thesis will examine the history of television in Australia, the invasion of American
media, Australian views towards this trend, and the situation of American media in Australia today. There will be a short explanation of the diverging histories leading to
the distinguishable lexicons of the American and the Australian Englishes. Finally, this
thesis will conclude with a survey conducted to explore if any linguistic change has taken
place, in fact, in the Australian lexicon as a result of Australians' exposure to American
television as well as speculation as to why certain results were found.