Antarctic English

English Proper noun 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. en 1972 George William Turner The English Language in Australia and New Zealand w:Longman 9780582550155 67 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. en 2002 Tom McArthur (linguist) Tom McArthur Antarctica, the Falklands and the South Antarctic Islands The Oxford Guide to World English w:Oxford University Press 9780198607717 https://archive.org/details/oxfordguidetowor00mcar 406 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. en 20 June 2024 Eva Corlett Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/20/fidlets-fingies-and-riding-a-doo-antarctica-english-slang-terms 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013073203/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/20/fidlets-fingies-and-riding-a-doo-antarctica-english-slang-terms 13 October 2026 See also Arctic English :Category:Antarctic English on Wiktionary en Dialects English Antarctica