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Browsing School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies · Te Kura Tātari Reo by Subject "420102 New Zealand English"

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Aspects of New Zealand English Intonation and Its Meanings: an Experimental Investigation of Forms and Contrasts

Vermillion, Patricia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2006)

The first aim of this thesis was to examine the form of New Zealand English intonation. The results of the first series of experiments illustrated several distinctive features of NZE intonation and the preferential tonal ...
The Lexicon of Public Sector Reform in New Zealand 1984 - 1994

Quigley, Katherine Jane (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

This is a study of the lexical effects on New Zealand English of the legal, social and economic changes brought about by the fourth Labour government and its successor during the decade from 1984 - 1994, during which period ...
Phonological Variation and the Construction of Regional Identities in New Zealand English

Marsden, Sharon (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

This thesis addresses the ongoing evolution of New Zealand English phonology. In particular it explores the links between phonological variation and the social identities of speakers. The thesis investigates the possible ...
Regional Variation in New Zealand English: the Taranaki Sing-Song Accent

Ainsworth, Helen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2004)

Although lay people confidently assert the existence of regional varieties of New Zealand English, linguists have produced very little evidence to support such claims. There are vocabulary items special to, or favoured by, ...
Variation in the Pronunciation of English by New Zealand School Children

Kennedy, Marianna (Victoria University of Wellington, 2006)

This thesis presents a nationwide survey of selected phonemic and phonetic variables used by New Zealand school children. New Zealand English (NZE) is often described as homogeneous compared to other varieties. However, ...