What is the Australian accent origins?

Australian English arose from a dialectal ‘melting pot’ created by the intermingling of early settlers who were from a variety of dialectal regions of Great Britain and Ireland. By the 1820s, the native-born colonists’ speech was recognisably distinct from speakers in Britain and Ireland.

What is a general Australian accent?

A ‘general’ accent is that which is spoken by most Australians, similar to what you would hear from former prime minister Julia Gillard. Hugh Jackman is another example of someone who speaks with a general Australian accent.

When did the Aussie accent start?

1788
According to Richards, the beginning of our Australian accent emerged following the arrival of European settlers in 1788. “It emerged from a process called levelling down because you had all these people who came here on 11 ships from different dialect areas, regional dialect areas across England,” he said.

Is there a Perth accent?

Most Western Australians speak with either a general Australian accent or a broad Australian accent. Those who grew up in suburban Perth typically speak with a general Australian accent, and those from regional areas (“from the country”) speak with a broad accent.

Are there regional Australian accents?

Yet, despite this significance distance between the east and west coast, there is little regional difference in the Australian accent. This is unusual because in other English speaking countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, there are significant regional differences in their spoken accent.

How do you speak with a cultivated Australian accent?

The cultivated Australian English accent is usually produced with tighter vowel durations. Getting this correct, depends on the impact of your regular speech patterns. So if you tend to speak with a broader accent, you’ll want to make your vowel lengths shorter on these vowels: /eɪ/, /iː/ /aɪ/, /oʊ/, /aʊ/ & /u:/.