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Publication details [#45066]

Starks, Donna, Jane Christie and Laura Thompson. 2007. Niuean English: Initial insights into an emerging variety. English World-Wide 28 (2) : 133–146.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language change | language variety

Language as a subject

English, New Zealand | English, Niuean

Place, Publisher

John Benjamins

Journal DOI

10.1075/eww

Annotation

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.