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New Zealand English - Its Origins and Evolution (Hardcover)
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New Zealand English - Its Origins and Evolution (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in English Language
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New Zealand English - at just 150 years old - is one of the newest
varieties of English, and is unique in that its full history and
development are documented in extensive audio-recordings. The rich
corpus of spoken language provided by New Zealand's 'mobile disk
unit' has provided insight into how the earliest New Zealand-born
settlers spoke, and consequently, how this new variety of English
developed. On the basis of these recordings, this book examines and
analyses the extensive linguistic changes New Zealand English has
undergone since it was first spoken in the 1850s. The authors, all
experts in phonetics and sociolinguistics, use the data to test
previous explanations for new dialect formation, and to challenge
current claims about the nature of language change. The first ever
corpus-based study of the evolution of New Zealand English, this
book will be welcomed by all those interested in phonetics,
sociolinguistics, historical linguistics and dialectology.
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