Finding our own voice : New Zealand English in the making /
Gordon, Elizabeth, 1941-
Finding our own voice : New Zealand English in the making / Elizabeth Gordon. - 108 pages ; 21 cm
"From the Macmillan Brown lecture series"--Cover. "Delivered at the University of Canterbury in 2005"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Why do we speak the way we do? The development of the New Zealand accent -- Afghans and cheerios, kiwi and iwi : the words we use -- 'A whirlpool of impure vocalisation' : attitudes to New Zealand English.
187725777X 9781877257773
English language--Spoken English--New Zealand
English language--Usage--New Zealand.
427.993
Finding our own voice : New Zealand English in the making / Elizabeth Gordon. - 108 pages ; 21 cm
"From the Macmillan Brown lecture series"--Cover. "Delivered at the University of Canterbury in 2005"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Why do we speak the way we do? The development of the New Zealand accent -- Afghans and cheerios, kiwi and iwi : the words we use -- 'A whirlpool of impure vocalisation' : attitudes to New Zealand English.
187725777X 9781877257773
English language--Spoken English--New Zealand
English language--Usage--New Zealand.
427.993