Australian English orthography
- noun
- Australian
:
ortografía del inglés australiano
- There are notable differences between American and Australian English orthography in spelling certain words.
Examples
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Students are taught Australian English orthography in schools across the country.
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The organisation prefers to use Australian English orthography in its official publications.
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The Australian English orthography has unique spelling rules.
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Many schools teach Australian English orthography to students.
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Students are taught Australian English orthography in schools across the country.
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The organisation prefers to use Australian English orthography in its official publications.
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There are notable differences between American and Australian English orthography in spelling certain words.
Synonyms
A standard way to spell words in Australia like 'colour' instead of 'color'
The English spelling used in Australia, for example colour not color
Surface Forms
Morphology
Australian + English + orthography
The phrase is compositionally built: a B1 learner who knows 'Australian' (related to Australia), 'English' (the language), and 'orthography' (spelling system) can infer it refers to the spelling/writing conventions of Australian English. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common nominal modification pattern, so the meaning is immediately derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Australian English orthography started when British settlers brought their spellings and, over time, local words and some American forms mixed in. Think of teachers, printers and writers choosing which forms to use for schoolbooks and newspapers; those choices became the common orthography, the 'spelling' used in Australia, so the phrase means 'the way Australians spell and write'.
