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Maori and Pakeha English: Some New Zealand social dialect data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2009

Janet Holmes
Janet Holmes
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, janet.holmes@vuw.ac.hz
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Abstract

Aspects of the extent and nature of the influence of the Maori language on English in New Zealand are explored here within a broad sociolinguistic framework. The current sociolinguistic distribution of Maori and English in New Zealand society is described, and typical users and uses of the variety known as Maori English are identified. Characteristics of Maori English are outlined as background to a detailed examination of the distribution of three phonological features among speakers of Pakeha (European) and Maori background. These features appear to reflect the influence of the Maori language, and could be considered substratum features in a variety serving to signal Maori identity or positive attitudes toward Maori values. Moreover, Maori English may be a source of innovation in the New Zealand English (NZE) of Pakehas, providing features which contribute to the distinctiveness of NZE compared with other international varieties. (Social dialectology, ethnic identity, Maori English, New Zealand English, language change)

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Language in Society , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 1997 , pp. 65 - 101
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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