The Secrets of Australian English Rhoticity

This is my most unhinged video yet. This week, I explore the history of rhoticity in Australia, and lose my mind at the hidden rhotic dialects of English in New Zealand and Australia. If you want to support my channel, become a member for a dollar a month:    / @rheadawnlanguage   More videos like this:    / @rheadawnlanguage   Contact me on discord @ rheadawn My unfinished blog post about this topic: rheadawn.com/ling/rhotic_aussies hey check it out, i learnt how to make clickbait thumbnails in photoshop, are yous proud of me? :з CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:11 What is Rhoticity? 01:16 The History of Rhoticity 03:27 The Origins of Australian English 06:15 But wait...what? 07:54 British influence 09:30 Dialect Levelling & Social Stigma 14:57 The end...? 15:25 PLOT TWIST!! 17:39 A RHOTIC Aussie! 20:36 NEW ZEALAND IS RHOTIC!?!? 23:06 The Rhotic Australian Dialect. 27:40 New Australian rhoticity? 29:07 The Whine-Wine Merger 30:23 What would a Rhotic Australian sound like? 33:21 Outro This video was filmed on Whadjuk Noongar land. algo bait: australian english, australian accents, aussie accent, southland burr, southland, otago, new zealand accent, kiwi accent, historical linguistics, rhoticity, history of rhoticity, non-rhoticity, whine-wine merger, wh pronunciation, history of australian accent, history of australian english, aboriginal accent