The Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms

The Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms
Author: Tony Deverson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780195584974

A landmark contribution to New Zealand English, the Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms is the most up to date and comprehensive work of its kind. The Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms is a collection of entries for some six and a half thousand distinctive New Zealand words and usages,with around half of that number shown in actual use by way of one or more illustrative quotations from written publications. The dictionary's contents encompass the full range of New Zealandisms, drawn from a wide variety of domains and areas of New Zealand life, and including items both current anddisused, contemporary and historical in reference, colloquial and non-colloquial in style, and borrowed and internally sourced in origin.The Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms is the first to represent the entire spectrum of New Zealand English vocabulary since the publication of the late Harry Orsman's monumental Dictionary of New Zealand English in 1997.

The Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms

The Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms
Author: Tony Deverson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2010
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780195597189

A landmark contribution to New Zealand English, 'The Oxford Dictionary of New Zealandisms' collects distinctive New Zealand words and usages, drawn from a wide variety of domains and areas of life. Many are shown in actual use by illustrative quotations from written publications. The dictionary's contents encompass the full range of New Zealandisms, including items both current and disused, contemporary and historical in reference, colloquial and non-colloquial in style, and borrowed and internally sourced in origin.

The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary

The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary
Author: Graeme D. Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1384
Release: 2005
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN:

The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary is the first large-scale English dictionary especially prepared for New Zealand users. It has been compiled at the New Zealand Dictionary Centre in Wellington, and reflects both the New Zealand Dictionary Centre's research into New Zealand English and research into international English conducted by Oxford dictionary centres worldwide, especially the research for The Oxford English Dictionary . The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary contains over 100,000 definitions, including over 12,000 New Zealand entries and a wide range of encyclopedic information which provide information about the world, especially its notable persons and places. Also included are a series of Appendices which provide historical, geographical and other information, as well as sections on grammar and punctuation. The Appendices also include both the English and Maori versions of the Treaty of Waitangi and the national anthem, God Defend New Zealand.

New Zealand English

New Zealand English
Author: Allan Bell
Publisher: Victoria University Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2000
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780864733641

A linguistic study of New Zealand English, its vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and syntax, with sections on Maori speakers of English, weather forecasters' speech, and shifts in attitudes towards New Zealand speech. The 13 essays are illustrated with graphs and tables, and an extensive bibliography is included.

Book of New Zealand Words

Book of New Zealand Words
Author: Dianne Bardsley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9781877385841

The Book of New Zealand Words tells the story of New Zealand English through a selection of distinctive New Zealandisms drawn from every period in our history and every walk of life. Dianne Bardsley discusses the development of New Zealand English, the influence of the Maori language, and the connections between society, the media, and the words we use. Bardsley explores where we really get our words and popular sayings from: sports, politics, farming, popular culture and uniquely in the world - te reo Maori. Table of contents: * Introduction: Baches, berms and bush whisky * Notes on the text * Some linguistic terms * Abbreviations * New Zealand words * Endnotes * Select bibliography and further reading.

World Englishes – Problems, Properties and Prospects

World Englishes – Problems, Properties and Prospects
Author: Thomas Hoffmann
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2009-09-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027289069

World Englishes is a vibrant research field that has attracted scholars from many different linguistic subdisciplines. Emphasizing the common ground of all research on World Englishes, the 22 articles in this collected volume, selected from more than a hundred papers presented at the 2007 conference of the International Association for World Englishes in Regensburg, cover a broad range of topics which together reflect the state of the art of research in this field. The volume focuses on regions as diverse as Africa, the Caribbean, the Antipodes and Asia, but also promotes a globally comparative perspective by analyzing selected characteristics of the English language across a wide range of varieties. Methodologically, a number of different approaches are applied, including corpus linguistic studies, socio-phonetics as well as historical discourse analysis. Due to its wide scope, the book is of interest not only to World Englishes scholars but also to sociolinguists as well as applied, contact or corpus linguists.

The Dictionary of New Zealand English

The Dictionary of New Zealand English
Author: H. W. Orsman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 988
Release: 1997
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

The Dictionary of New Zealand English provides a unique historical record of New Zealand words and phrases, from their earliest use to the present day. The 6,000 main headword entries and 9,300 separate sub-entries provide fascinating insights into New Zealand's diverse linguistic heritage. The definitions are illustrated by 47,000 select quotations arranged in chronological order from the earliest to the latest. The origin of each headword is discussed. The Dictionary of New Zealand English is an essential reference for those interested in New Zealand society, history and culture, and makes an invaluable contribution to the study of the English language worldwide.

The Politics of English as a World Language

The Politics of English as a World Language
Author: Christian Mair
Publisher: Rodopi
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789042008762

The complex politics of English as a world language provides the backdrop both for linguistic studies of varieties of English around the world and for postcolonial literary criticism. The present volume offers contributions from linguists and literary scholars that explore this common ground in a spirit of open interdisciplinary dialogue. Leading authorities assess the state of the art to suggest directions for further research, with substantial case studies ranging over a wide variety of topics - from the legitimacy of language norms of lingua franca communication to the recognition of newer post-colonial varieties of English in the online OED. Four regional sections treat the Caribbean (including the diaspora), Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australasia and the Pacific Rim. Each section maintains a careful balance between linguistics and literature, and external and indigenous perspectives on issues. The book is the most balanced, complete and up-to-date treatment of the topic to date.

Book & Print in New Zealand

Book & Print in New Zealand
Author: Douglas Ross Harvey
Publisher: Victoria University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780864733313

A guide to print culture in Aotearoa, the impact of the book and other forms of print on New Zealand. This collection of essays by many contributors looks at the effect of print on Maori and their oral traditions, printing, publishing, bookselling, libraries, buying and collecting, readers and reading, awards, and the print culture of many other language groups in New Zealand.