Clemens Fritz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6501105 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clemens Fritz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clemens |
| FAMILY NAME | Fritz |
| SIGNATURE | FRITZ C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Short History of Australian Spelling
Spelling is an area where the varieties of English beg to differ. Whereas British and American English have long been considered as having stable and juxtaposed spelling traditions, this has not been the case for newer varieties such as Australian English. This paper shows that Australian English indeed has its own spelling traditions and that they are not the result of haphazard choices from British and American English. In fact today's Australi…
From Plato to Aristotle—Investigating Early Australian English
This paper identifies five questions about the possible origins and development of early Australian English and reviews the ways in which scholars have answered these questions so far. But the paper also argues that there are as yet too few empirical studies of early Australian English. Plato's use of reason needs to be followed and complemented by Aristotle's empirical approach. Despite the doubts of some scholars, it is possible to look at earl…
Letters from Early Australia — Linguistic Variation and Change
This study of Australian English in general and the language of letters from nineteenth century immigrants in particular developed from two different interests. The first was a personal interest in Aust ralia and its history, linguistic and social, the second an explorer’s fascination wit h a field he knows to be largely unknown territory. The letters and diaries that are preserved from 19 th century Australia show the gripping lives of convicts,…
From Plato to Aristotle—Investigating Early Australian English
This paper identifies five questions about the possible origins and development of early Australian English and reviews the ways in which scholars have answered these questions so far. But the paper also argues that there are as yet too few empirical studies of early Australian English. Plato's use of reason needs to be followed and complemented by Aristotle's empirical approach. Despite the doubts of some scholars, it is possible to look at earl…
Letters from Early Australia — Linguistic Variation and Change
This study of Australian English in general and the language of letters from nineteenth century immigrants in particular developed from two different interests. The first was a personal interest in Aust ralia and its history, linguistic and social, the second an explorer’s fascination wit h a field he knows to be largely unknown territory. The letters and diaries that are preserved from 19 th century Australia show the gripping lives of convicts,…
From Plato to Aristotle—Investigating Early Australian English
This paper identifies five questions about the possible origins and development of early Australian English and reviews the ways in which scholars have answered these questions so far. But the paper also argues that there are as yet too few empirical studies of early Australian English. Plato's use of reason needs to be followed and complemented by Aristotle's empirical approach. Despite the doubts of some scholars, it is possible to look at earl…
A Short History of Australian Spelling
Spelling is an area where the varieties of English beg to differ. Whereas British and American English have long been considered as having stable and juxtaposed spelling traditions, this has not been the case for newer varieties such as Australian English. This paper shows that Australian English indeed has its own spelling traditions and that they are not the result of haphazard choices from British and American English. In fact today's Australi…
History (3 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Australian English (2 works) · Australian Indigenous Culture and History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Lexicography and Language Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works)