Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Symbols used; 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; Appendix 1 Mobile Unit speakers; Appendix 2 The historical background of some settlements visited by the Mobile Unit; Appendix 3 Maps
Summary
New Zealand English is one of the newest varieties of English, and is unique in that its history and development are documented in extensive audio-recordings. On the basis of these recordings, this book examines the linguistic changes New Zealand English has undergone since it was first spoken in the 1850s
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-358) and index
