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Strayan accent

Strayan accent

9.8
A way people from Australia pronounce words
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : acento australiano
  • You can always tell he's from Sydney by his Strayan accent.

Examples

  • The movie features characters who all speak with a genuine Strayan accent.

  • Her Strayan accent became much stronger after her visit home.

  • I love the Strayan accent!

  • Can you imitate a Strayan accent?

  • You can always tell he's from Sydney by his Strayan accent.

  • The movie features characters who all speak with a genuine Strayan accent.

  • Her Strayan accent became much stronger after her visit home.

Synonyms

Strine
vsStrayan accent
  • Australian
9.9

Australian English spoken with a strong accent and many slang words

is an informal name for the distinctive Australian way of speaking

How Broad

Strine
  • Australian
9.9
Strayan accent
  • Australian
9.8

Surface Forms

Strayan accent singular
Strayan accents plural

Morphology

Strayan + accent

The word 'accent' is fully transparent, but 'Strayan' is a nonstandard colloquial spelling/pronunciation of 'Australian' that is not derivable from ordinary morphological rules and requires phonological/cultural knowledge to map to 'Australian'. Because a learner who only knows the literal constituents would not reliably connect 'Strayan' to Australia without exposure, the expression is partially but not fully predictable.

Etymology

Strayan accent comes from how some people say 'Australian' as Strayan in casual speech, cutting off the first part of the word and changing the sounds to match the local way of speaking. That's why Strayan accent now means the distinctive way people from Australia speak.