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New Zealand English [[electronic resource]]
| New Zealand English [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Bell Allan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | JB/Victoria UP, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 427.993 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KuiperKoenraad |
| Collana | Varieties of English Around the World |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Social aspects - New Zealand
English language - Variation - New Zealand English language - New Zealand |
| ISBN |
1-283-35832-8
9786613358325 90-272-7547-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; MAP; ABBREVIATIONS & GLOSSARY; INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ASSOCIATION SYMBOLS AND DIACRITICS; 1NEW ZEALAND AND NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH; 1 The external history of New Zealand English; 2. English and other languages in New Zealand society; 3. Linguistics in New Zealand; 4. NZE: from prescription to description; 5. The study of New Zealand English; 6. The approach of this book; 2 HANDLING NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH LEXIS; 1. Introduction; 2. What are New Zealandisms?; 3. Towards a typology of New Zealandisms
3.1 A proposed basic typology of NZE lexis 4. Conclusion; Notes; 3 THE DIALECTAL ORIGINS OF NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH 1; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Methodology; 3.1 Sources of data; 3.2 Weaknesses of the data; 4. Results and discussion; 4.1 Results by period; 4.2 Scotland and Ireland; 4.3 The Australian connection; 5. Conclusion; Notes; 4 'NO-ONE SOUNDS LIKE US?' A COMPARISON OF NEW ZEALAND AND OTHER SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ENGLISHES; 1. Introduction; 2. The New Zealand English consonant system; 2.2 Wine ν.s whine; 2.3 Yod-dropping; 2.4/l/; 3. The New Zealand English vowel system 3.1 Phonetic aspects of the NZE vowel system 3.2 Long vowels and diphthongs; 3.2.1 Long monophthongs; 3.2.2 Diphthongs; 3.3 Short vowels; 4. Conclusion and further research; 5 NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH ACROSS THE GENERATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF SELECTED VOWEL AND CONSONANT VARIABLES 1; 1. Introduction; 2. New Zealand English: a brief summary; 3. Linguistic variables; 3.1 MOUTH; 3.2 The short front vowels; 3.2.1 TRAP; 3.2.2 vRESS; 3.2.3 KIT; 3.3 The witch/which distinction; 3.4 Τ voicing; 4 Method; 4.1 The speech community; 4.2 Speakers; 4.2.1 Mary; 4.2.2 Florence; 4.2.3 Louise; 4.2.4 Sarah; 4.3 Procedures 4.4 Analysis 5 Results and discussion; 5.1 MOUTH; 5.1.1 Patterns of change; 5.1.2 Use across the generations; 5.1.3 Summary and discussion; 5.2 The front short vowels: patterns of change; 5.2.2 Use across the generations; 5.2.3 Summary and discussion; 5.3 The witch/which distinction; 5.3.1 Patterns of change; 5.3.2 Use across the generations; 5.3.3 Summary and discussion; 5.4 Τ voicing; 5.4.1 Patterns of change; 5.4.2 Use across the generations; 5.4.3 Summary and discussion; 6 Conclusion; Notes; 6 THE APPARENT MERGER OF THE FRONT CENTERING DIPHTHONGS - EAR AND AIR - IN NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH 1. Background 2. Previous studies; 3. The Auckland sample and interview; 4. Transcription and identification of conservative values; 5. Corpus of tokens; 6. Analysis of AIR in Auckland; 7. Analysis of EAR in Auckland; 8. Studies compared: Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland; 8.1 Auckland and Dunedin; 8.3 Auckland and Wellington; 9. Conclusion; Notes; 7 INTONATION AND PROSODY IN NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH 1; 1. Introduction; 2. Stress and rhythmic structure; 2.1 Lexical stress placement; 2.2 Full Vowels for reduced; 2.3 Rhythm: stress- vs syllable-timing; 2.4 Conclusion 3. High Rising Terminals |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457904903321 |
Bell Allan
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| JB/Victoria UP, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000 | ||
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New Zealand English [[electronic resource]]
| New Zealand English [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Bell Allan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | JB/Victoria UP, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 427.993 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KuiperKoenraad |
| Collana | Varieties of English Around the World |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Social aspects - New Zealand
English language - Variation - New Zealand English language - New Zealand |
| ISBN |
1-283-35832-8
9786613358325 90-272-7547-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; MAP; ABBREVIATIONS & GLOSSARY; INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ASSOCIATION SYMBOLS AND DIACRITICS; 1NEW ZEALAND AND NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH; 1 The external history of New Zealand English; 2. English and other languages in New Zealand society; 3. Linguistics in New Zealand; 4. NZE: from prescription to description; 5. The study of New Zealand English; 6. The approach of this book; 2 HANDLING NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH LEXIS; 1. Introduction; 2. What are New Zealandisms?; 3. Towards a typology of New Zealandisms
3.1 A proposed basic typology of NZE lexis 4. Conclusion; Notes; 3 THE DIALECTAL ORIGINS OF NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH 1; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Methodology; 3.1 Sources of data; 3.2 Weaknesses of the data; 4. Results and discussion; 4.1 Results by period; 4.2 Scotland and Ireland; 4.3 The Australian connection; 5. Conclusion; Notes; 4 'NO-ONE SOUNDS LIKE US?' A COMPARISON OF NEW ZEALAND AND OTHER SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ENGLISHES; 1. Introduction; 2. The New Zealand English consonant system; 2.2 Wine ν.s whine; 2.3 Yod-dropping; 2.4/l/; 3. The New Zealand English vowel system 3.1 Phonetic aspects of the NZE vowel system 3.2 Long vowels and diphthongs; 3.2.1 Long monophthongs; 3.2.2 Diphthongs; 3.3 Short vowels; 4. Conclusion and further research; 5 NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH ACROSS THE GENERATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF SELECTED VOWEL AND CONSONANT VARIABLES 1; 1. Introduction; 2. New Zealand English: a brief summary; 3. Linguistic variables; 3.1 MOUTH; 3.2 The short front vowels; 3.2.1 TRAP; 3.2.2 vRESS; 3.2.3 KIT; 3.3 The witch/which distinction; 3.4 Τ voicing; 4 Method; 4.1 The speech community; 4.2 Speakers; 4.2.1 Mary; 4.2.2 Florence; 4.2.3 Louise; 4.2.4 Sarah; 4.3 Procedures 4.4 Analysis 5 Results and discussion; 5.1 MOUTH; 5.1.1 Patterns of change; 5.1.2 Use across the generations; 5.1.3 Summary and discussion; 5.2 The front short vowels: patterns of change; 5.2.2 Use across the generations; 5.2.3 Summary and discussion; 5.3 The witch/which distinction; 5.3.1 Patterns of change; 5.3.2 Use across the generations; 5.3.3 Summary and discussion; 5.4 Τ voicing; 5.4.1 Patterns of change; 5.4.2 Use across the generations; 5.4.3 Summary and discussion; 6 Conclusion; Notes; 6 THE APPARENT MERGER OF THE FRONT CENTERING DIPHTHONGS - EAR AND AIR - IN NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH 1. Background 2. Previous studies; 3. The Auckland sample and interview; 4. Transcription and identification of conservative values; 5. Corpus of tokens; 6. Analysis of AIR in Auckland; 7. Analysis of EAR in Auckland; 8. Studies compared: Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland; 8.1 Auckland and Dunedin; 8.3 Auckland and Wellington; 9. Conclusion; Notes; 7 INTONATION AND PROSODY IN NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH 1; 1. Introduction; 2. Stress and rhythmic structure; 2.1 Lexical stress placement; 2.2 Full Vowels for reduced; 2.3 Rhythm: stress- vs syllable-timing; 2.4 Conclusion 3. High Rising Terminals |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781524203321 |
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Bell Allan
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| JB/Victoria UP, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Zealand English
| New Zealand English |
| Autore | Bell Allan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | JB/Victoria UP, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 427.993 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KuiperKoenraad |
| Collana | Varieties of English Around the World |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Social aspects - New Zealand
English language - Variation - New Zealand English language - New Zealand |
| ISBN |
1-283-35832-8
9786613358325 90-272-7547-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; MAP; ABBREVIATIONS & GLOSSARY; INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ASSOCIATION SYMBOLS AND DIACRITICS; 1NEW ZEALAND AND NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH; 1 The external history of New Zealand English; 2. English and other languages in New Zealand society; 3. Linguistics in New Zealand; 4. NZE: from prescription to description; 5. The study of New Zealand English; 6. The approach of this book; 2 HANDLING NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH LEXIS; 1. Introduction; 2. What are New Zealandisms?; 3. Towards a typology of New Zealandisms
3.1 A proposed basic typology of NZE lexis 4. Conclusion; Notes; 3 THE DIALECTAL ORIGINS OF NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH 1; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. Methodology; 3.1 Sources of data; 3.2 Weaknesses of the data; 4. Results and discussion; 4.1 Results by period; 4.2 Scotland and Ireland; 4.3 The Australian connection; 5. Conclusion; Notes; 4 'NO-ONE SOUNDS LIKE US?' A COMPARISON OF NEW ZEALAND AND OTHER SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ENGLISHES; 1. Introduction; 2. The New Zealand English consonant system; 2.2 Wine ν.s whine; 2.3 Yod-dropping; 2.4/l/; 3. The New Zealand English vowel system 3.1 Phonetic aspects of the NZE vowel system 3.2 Long vowels and diphthongs; 3.2.1 Long monophthongs; 3.2.2 Diphthongs; 3.3 Short vowels; 4. Conclusion and further research; 5 NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH ACROSS THE GENERATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF SELECTED VOWEL AND CONSONANT VARIABLES 1; 1. Introduction; 2. New Zealand English: a brief summary; 3. Linguistic variables; 3.1 MOUTH; 3.2 The short front vowels; 3.2.1 TRAP; 3.2.2 vRESS; 3.2.3 KIT; 3.3 The witch/which distinction; 3.4 Τ voicing; 4 Method; 4.1 The speech community; 4.2 Speakers; 4.2.1 Mary; 4.2.2 Florence; 4.2.3 Louise; 4.2.4 Sarah; 4.3 Procedures 4.4 Analysis 5 Results and discussion; 5.1 MOUTH; 5.1.1 Patterns of change; 5.1.2 Use across the generations; 5.1.3 Summary and discussion; 5.2 The front short vowels: patterns of change; 5.2.2 Use across the generations; 5.2.3 Summary and discussion; 5.3 The witch/which distinction; 5.3.1 Patterns of change; 5.3.2 Use across the generations; 5.3.3 Summary and discussion; 5.4 Τ voicing; 5.4.1 Patterns of change; 5.4.2 Use across the generations; 5.4.3 Summary and discussion; 6 Conclusion; Notes; 6 THE APPARENT MERGER OF THE FRONT CENTERING DIPHTHONGS - EAR AND AIR - IN NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH 1. Background 2. Previous studies; 3. The Auckland sample and interview; 4. Transcription and identification of conservative values; 5. Corpus of tokens; 6. Analysis of AIR in Auckland; 7. Analysis of EAR in Auckland; 8. Studies compared: Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland; 8.1 Auckland and Dunedin; 8.3 Auckland and Wellington; 9. Conclusion; Notes; 7 INTONATION AND PROSODY IN NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH 1; 1. Introduction; 2. Stress and rhythmic structure; 2.1 Lexical stress placement; 2.2 Full Vowels for reduced; 2.3 Rhythm: stress- vs syllable-timing; 2.4 Conclusion 3. High Rising Terminals |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815025103321 |
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Bell Allan
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| JB/Victoria UP, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Zealand English : its origins and evolution / / Elizabeth Gordon [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| New Zealand English : its origins and evolution / / Elizabeth Gordon [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Gordon Elizabeth <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 370 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 427/.993 |
| Collana | Studies in English language |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - New Zealand
English language - Variation - New Zealand English language - Spoken English - New Zealand |
| ISBN |
1-107-14257-1
1-280-47758-X 0-511-19498-6 0-511-19564-8 0-511-19355-6 0-511-31404-3 0-511-48667-7 0-511-19429-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457599403321 |
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Gordon Elizabeth <1941->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Zealand English : its origins and evolution / / Elizabeth Gordon [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| New Zealand English : its origins and evolution / / Elizabeth Gordon [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Gordon Elizabeth <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 370 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 427/.993 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GordonElizabeth <1941-> |
| Collana | Studies in English language |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - New Zealand
English language - Variation - New Zealand English language - Spoken English - New Zealand |
| ISBN |
1-107-14257-1
1-280-47758-X 0-511-19498-6 0-511-19564-8 0-511-19355-6 0-511-31404-3 0-511-48667-7 0-511-19429-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784419303321 |
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Gordon Elizabeth <1941->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Zealand English / / Jennifer Hay, Margaret Maclagan and Elizabeth Gordon [[electronic resource]]
| New Zealand English / / Jennifer Hay, Margaret Maclagan and Elizabeth Gordon [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Hay Jennifer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 420/.993 |
| Collana | Dialects of English |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - New Zealand
English language - Variation - New Zealand |
| ISBN |
0-7486-2530-5
9786611357597 0-7486-5154-3 1-281-35759-6 0-7486-3088-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Geography, demography, and cultural factors -- ; 2. Phonetics and phonology -- ; 3. Morphosyntax -- ; 4. New Zealand vocabulary and discourse features -- ; 5. The origins of New Zealand English -- ; 6. Variation within New Zealand -- ; 7. Selected bibliography of works on New Zealand English. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458063103321 |
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Hay Jennifer
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| Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Zealand English / / Jennifer Hay, Margaret Maclagan and Elizabeth Gordon [[electronic resource]]
| New Zealand English / / Jennifer Hay, Margaret Maclagan and Elizabeth Gordon [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Hay Jennifer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 420/.993 |
| Collana | Dialects of English |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - New Zealand
English language - Variation - New Zealand |
| ISBN |
0-7486-2530-5
9786611357597 0-7486-5154-3 1-281-35759-6 0-7486-3088-0 |
| Classificazione | HF 561 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Geography, demography, and cultural factors -- ; 2. Phonetics and phonology -- ; 3. Morphosyntax -- ; 4. New Zealand vocabulary and discourse features -- ; 5. The origins of New Zealand English -- ; 6. Variation within New Zealand -- ; 7. Selected bibliography of works on New Zealand English. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784789103321 |
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Hay Jennifer
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| Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Zealand English / / Jennifer Hay, Margaret Maclagan and Elizabeth Gordon
| New Zealand English / / Jennifer Hay, Margaret Maclagan and Elizabeth Gordon |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 420/.993 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HayJennifer
MclaganMargaret GordonElizabeth |
| Collana | Dialects of English |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - New Zealand
English language - Variation - New Zealand |
| ISBN |
0-7486-2530-5
9786611357597 0-7486-5154-3 1-281-35759-6 0-7486-3088-0 |
| Classificazione | HF 561 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Geography, demography, and cultural factors -- ; 2. Phonetics and phonology -- ; 3. Morphosyntax -- ; 4. New Zealand vocabulary and discourse features -- ; 5. The origins of New Zealand English -- ; 6. Variation within New Zealand -- ; 7. Selected bibliography of works on New Zealand English. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823323703321 |
| Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Zealand English : its origins and evolution / / Elizabeth Gordon ... [et al.]
| New Zealand English : its origins and evolution / / Elizabeth Gordon ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 370 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 427/.993 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GordonElizabeth |
| Collana | Studies in English language |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - New Zealand
English language - Variation - New Zealand English language - Spoken English - New Zealand |
| ISBN |
1-107-14257-1
1-280-47758-X 0-511-19498-6 0-511-19564-8 0-511-19355-6 0-511-31404-3 0-511-48667-7 0-511-19429-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826812203321 |
| Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Zealand English grammar, fact or fiction? [[electronic resource] ] : a corpus-based study in morphosyntactic variation / / Marianne Hundt
| New Zealand English grammar, fact or fiction? [[electronic resource] ] : a corpus-based study in morphosyntactic variation / / Marianne Hundt |
| Autore | Hundt Marianne |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
| Disciplina | 427/.993 |
| Collana | Varieties of English around the world. General series |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - New Zealand - Grammar
English language - Variation - New Zealand English language - New Zealand - Discourse analysis |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-35834-4
9786613358349 90-272-7555-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH GRAMMAR FACT OR FICTION? A CORPUS-BASED STUDY IN MORPHOSYNTACTIC VARIATION; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Figures and tables; Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Previous research; 1.1.1. NZE and its relation to other national varieties; 1.1.2. NZE and language change; 1.1.3. Stylistic variation within NZE; 1.2. Aim and scope of the study; 2. Theoretical and methodological foundations; 2.1. The notion of 'standard' in English; 2.2. International English and national standards
2.3. Variation studies and corpus linguistics2.3.1. Corpus linguistics and statistics; 2.3.2. The corpora - sampling principles; 2.3.3. The corpora - corpus size; 2.3.4. Corpus linguistics and variation studies: An integrated approach; 2.3.5. Corpus linguistics and elicitation tests; 3. Morphology; 3.1. Irregular verbs; 3.1.1. 'Burn, learn' and 'dream' in New Zealand, British and American English; 3.1.2. Regularization of irregular past tense forms: A comparison of New Zealand, Australian and British English; 3.1.3. Trove'; 3.1.4. 'Gotten'; 3.2. Comparison of adjectives 3.2.1. Periphrastic comparison of monosyllabic adjectives3.2.2. Double comparatives; 3.3. The s-genitive; 3.4. Summary; 4. Syntax; 4.1. 'Have'; 4.1.1. Corpus data - occurrences of 'have'; 4.1.2. 'Have to' with modal meaning; 4.13. Full verb 'have'; 4.2. 'Shall' and 'will'; 4.3. Marginal modals; 4.3.1. 'Need' and 'dare; 4.3.2.'Ought (to)'; 4.3.3. 'Used to''; 4.4. Aspect; 4.4.1. Preterite and perfect; 4.4.2. The progressive; 4.5. A note on the 'get'-passive; 4.6. Collective nouns; 4.6.1. Regional variation; 4.6.2. Verbal,pronominal and mixed concord 4.6.3. Diachronie change and stylistic variation4.6.4. Corpus data; 4.7. The mandative subjunctive; 4.7.1. Comparing NZE with BrE and Am E; 4.7.2. Mandative constructions in NZE and AusE; 4.8. 'For-to '-infinitive constructions; 4.9. Summary; 5. Lexico-grammar; 5.1. 'Different'; 5.2. 'Protest' and 'appeal'; 5.3. 'Chance ' and 'provide; 5.4. 'Farewell'; 5.5. 'Screen'; 5.6. 'Look'; 5.7. Summary; 6. Statistical significance and linguistic relevance; 6.1. Because; 6.2. Would; 6.3. Not; 6.4. Summary; 7. Conclusion; 7.1. Regional variation and diachronic change 7.2. Regional and stylistic variation7.3. On the role of frequency as a defining criterion for variety-specific variants; 7.4. New Zealand English - a separate national standard?; 7.5. Representativeness of the sample and the validity of results; 7.6. Results of elicitation tests and findings based on corpus data; 8. References; Appendix 1. Letters to the editor of The Dominion; Appendix 2. Comparative word frequency list; Yule's Q and significance levels; Appendix 3. Elicitation Test; Appendix 4. Additional Tables and Statistics; Index |
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Hundt Marianne
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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