Bog Words And The Goldmine Of Bogan Language
| Pronunciation | /ˈboʊ.ɡən/ (ボウガン) |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | noun |
| English Definition |
Explores how bogan has spawned an unusually large family of derived slang, and how exaggerated bogan pronunciation (dropped final consonants, broadened vowels, casual swearing) works as a marker of cultural identity. |
| Japanese Translation |
ボーガン語彙の生産性と発音的特徴についての考察 |
| Japanese Explanation |
「ボーガン」という語から数多くの派生語が生まれる現象と、語尾子音の脱落や母音の誇張など、ステレオタイプ的なボーガン発音が文化的アイデンティティの表現として機能する様子を解説する。 |
Origin
Part of the Bogue series on kangaeroo.com, an ongoing cultural examination of Australian bogan culture.
Related Words
Bogan culture generates an astonishing amount of linguistic creativity.
- bogan;
- boganic;
- boganity;
- boganhood;
- boganism;
- boganland;
- bogan chick;
- cashed-up bogan;
- boganomics;
- bogan-ville;
- bogan-aire;
- bogan pride.
The fact that Australians can keep attaching suffixes to bogan is itself linguistically interesting. Researchers describe the word as unusually productive in Australian English. And then there is bogan pronunciation.
The stereotype exaggerates features of Australian English:
fishing → fishin’
going → goin’
mate → maaate
The dropping of final consonants, broad vowels, swearing and exaggerated informality become part of the performance of bogan identity.