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- Title
Niuean English: Initial insights into an emerging variety.
- Authors
Starks, Donna; Christie, Jane; Thompson, Laura
- Abstract
This paper provides an initial analysis into the phonetic and phonological features of Niuean English as spoken in the New Zealand Niuean community. The paper highlights similarities and differences between New Zealand English and Niuean English, points to subtle differences due to potential substratal influences, and considers the effects of recent changes in New Zealand English on the English of Niuean speakers in New Zealand.
- Subjects
NEW Zealand; ENGLISH language education; NIUEAN language; PHONETICS; LINGUISTICS; MONOLINGUALISM; LINGUA francas; LANGUAGE contact; LANGUAGE &; culture
- Publication
English World-Wide, 2007, Vol 28, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
0172-8865
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1075/eww.28.2.02sta