Title: Lexical features of the Australian version of the English language
Abstract: The article deals with the origin of the Australian English variant, whichwas exposed to a wide range of different dialects from all over England, but mainly in the South-East, especially from London. Early Australian English, based on audio recordings of speech by people who were born in the 19th century, from written sources and from historical recordings of the dialect mix present in the colony. During the second half or 20th century, Australian English became more and more accepted as the standard form of English used in that country. The following lists the many lexical units distinguishing features of the Australian version of the English language in comparison with the British and American version. In conclusion, Australian English takes features of both British and American English, so it is sometimes considered a combination of the two. However, it is important to understand that there are a number of unique features, including exclusive vocabulary.