Languages of New Zealand

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Languages of New Zealand
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bell/Harlow/Starks (eds.)
By (author) Donna Starks
By (author) Ray Harlow
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Category/Genrelinguistics
ISBN/Barcode 9780864734907
ClassificationsDewey:306.44993
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Te Herenga Waka University Press
Imprint Victoria University Press
Publication Date 17 October 2005
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

This collection of essays by noted linguistic specialists is an invaluable addition to the scholarship and study of New Zealand language and linguistics. Distinguished by the use of Maori words such as kia ora (hello) and grammatical features such as "at the weekend," New Zealand English is a relatively recent variety of English that is currently gaining in local prestige and is something that many younger New Zealanders claim as part of their identity.

Author Biography

Allan Bell is professor of language and communication and director of the Centre for Communication Research at Auckland University of Technology. He has authored or coedited four books, including New Zealand English and New Zealand Ways of Speaking English. He is the cofounder and editor of the international quarterly Journal of Sociolinguistics. Ray Harlow is an associate professor in linguistics at the University of Waikato whose main areas of research are the Maori and Polynesian languages. Donna Starks is a senior lecturer in the department of applied language studies and linguistics at the University of Auckland whose research interests include language maintenance in New Zealand's recent immigrant communities and the development of English ethnolects in these communities.