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Australian English: Received Pronunciation
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Australian English is a non-rhotic dialect. The Australian accent is most similar to that of New Zealand and is ... similar to accents from the South-East of Britain, particularly those of Cockney and Received Pronunciation. As with most dialects of English, it is distinguished primarily by its vowel phonology.
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This topic covers the historical background to studies of Australian English pronunciation. You will not be examined directly on much of the material covered in this topic. Please refer to the section entitled "Comments About this Topic" at the top of the "Impressionistic Studies of Australian English" pages for detailed information about what aspects of this material you will need to understand.
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There is some influence from Hiberno-English, but perhaps not as much as might be expected given that many Australians are of Irish descent. One such influence is the pronunciation of the name of the letter "H" as "haitch"
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