The remarkable story of Australian literature’s newest star
A 12-times rejected manuscript that was abandoned to gather dust by a first-time novelist, has now hit bookshelves around the country after winning a prestigious literary prize…
Forgotten Language Buried in Family Archive
"When Roni O’Brien was sifting through 150 years’ worth of belongings on the family property in the Riverina, a stamped, hand-written pen-and-ink envelope dated April 1863 caught her eye." Jane…
When it comes to vowels, Sydney has spoken
How do you pronounce your Aussie ‘er’ endings? Short, as in rememb-er, or longer as in rememb-a::h? The latest research findings from the Sydney Speaks project show that if you’re still in the short…
CoEDL Seminar
The Sydney Speaks team presents on the role of ethnic minorities in language change, with a focus on diphthongs in Sydney English from the 1970s to today. See a media release on this work here.
New research shows link between ethnicity and bias
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown people demonstrate unconscious negative biases when they encounter a person of ethnic appearance or hear a foreign accent. Dr…
CoEDL Vowel Map
Sydney Speaks is currently compiling a CoEDL vowel map, and we would like to include your vowels on it. It involves being recorded while reading a short passage, and then having your…