Antarctic English

Definitions

An accent and variety of the English language spoken by researchers living on the continent of Antarctica, being a mixture of their native languages and neologisms for concepts relating to the continent and daily life, such as the types and characteristics of ice, equipment and routine.

Examples

“We are likely to consider⟳ Antarctic English as an occupational variety of general English rather than a new regional variety, mainly because men go to work⟳ in the Antarctic for a period, intending to return⟳. They are not settlers.”

“One of the characteristics of Antarctic English usage as it emerges from the dictionary is eclecticism: many global strands come⟳ together to create⟳ a unique South-Polar vocabulary.”

“A New Zealand linguistics doctorate graduate from the University of Canterbury has completed a world-first study⟳ into colloquial Antarctic English, spoken at the US, British and New Zealand Antarctic research⟳ stations.”

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