Synopses & Reviews
Examines the origins and development of New Zealand English on the basis of extensive audio-recordings.
About the Author
Elizabeth Gordon is an Associate Professor in the department of Linguistics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.Lyle Campbell is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.Jennifer Hay is a lecturer in the department of Linguistics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.Margaret Maclagan is a Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.Andrea Sudbury is a research administrator at the Management Centre, Kingâs College London.Peter Trudgill is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and is a Fellow of the British Academy.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Overview and background; 3. The historical background; 4. Previous attempts to explain the origins of New Zealand English; 5. Methodology; 6. The variables of early New Zealand English; 7. The origins of New Zealand English: reflections from the ONZE data; 8. Implications for language change; Appendices.