Non-English-speaking migrants pick up local dialect quicker than native English speakers

AAP

Source: AAP

The unique Australian lexicon can be confusing for the uninitiated but new research has actually found non-English speaking migrants pick up the local dialect quicker than their English-speaking counterparts.



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