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Chapter 15: Australian/New Zealand English

  • Marianne Hundt
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Volume 5 Varieties of English
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Abstract

The chapter provides a comparative overview of the external histories, the development of the regional accents, vocabulary, and grammar in Australia and New Zealand. Both language contact with the indigenous languages as well as dialect contact amongst the original input varieties play a role in the evolution of the two Englishes. Social, ethnic, and regional varieties of the two southernhemisphere Englishes are also of relevance to the history of New Englishes as their development represents an important step in the developmental process (Schneider 2007). The settlement period is treated, but more recent developments (i.e. the question of an ongoing Americanization) are also discussed. Evidence on the evolution of Australian and New Zealand English comes from demographic data, meta-linguistic comments, historical dictionaries, corpora and - for New Zealand English - even some recordings of the first New Zealand-born speakers of the variety. The comparative approach to the history of the two southernhemisphere Englishes confirms that the two varieties are closely connected. Not surprisingly, there are also some local developments, mostly in their vocabulary and accent. The chapter further shows that the development of the local lexicon and accent has received much broader treatment whereas differential grammatical change in the two varieties is still largely uncharted territory.

Abstract

The chapter provides a comparative overview of the external histories, the development of the regional accents, vocabulary, and grammar in Australia and New Zealand. Both language contact with the indigenous languages as well as dialect contact amongst the original input varieties play a role in the evolution of the two Englishes. Social, ethnic, and regional varieties of the two southernhemisphere Englishes are also of relevance to the history of New Englishes as their development represents an important step in the developmental process (Schneider 2007). The settlement period is treated, but more recent developments (i.e. the question of an ongoing Americanization) are also discussed. Evidence on the evolution of Australian and New Zealand English comes from demographic data, meta-linguistic comments, historical dictionaries, corpora and - for New Zealand English - even some recordings of the first New Zealand-born speakers of the variety. The comparative approach to the history of the two southernhemisphere Englishes confirms that the two varieties are closely connected. Not surprisingly, there are also some local developments, mostly in their vocabulary and accent. The chapter further shows that the development of the local lexicon and accent has received much broader treatment whereas differential grammatical change in the two varieties is still largely uncharted territory.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Table of Contents V
  3. Abbreviations VII
  4. Chapter 1: Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 2: Standard American English 9
  6. Chapter 3: Regional varieties of American English 31
  7. Chapter 4: Canadian English in real-time perspective 53
  8. Chapter 5: Re-viewing the origins and history of African American Language 80
  9. Chapter 6: Standard British English 96
  10. Chapter 7: Regional varieties of British English 121
  11. Chapter 8: Received Pronunciation 151
  12. Chapter 9: Estuary English 169
  13. Chapter 10: Cockney 187
  14. Chapter 11: Celtic and Celtic Englishes 210
  15. Chapter 12: Scots 231
  16. Chapter 13: English in Ireland 244
  17. Chapter 14: English in Wales 265
  18. Chapter 15: Australian/New Zealand English 289
  19. Chapter 16: English in India 311
  20. Chapter 17: English in Africa – a diachronic typology 330
  21. Chapter 18: Diffusion 349
  22. Chapter 19: Supraregionalization 365
  23. Chapter 20: Pidgins and creoles 385
  24. Index 403
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110525045-015

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Table of Contents V
  3. Abbreviations VII
  4. Chapter 1: Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 2: Standard American English 9
  6. Chapter 3: Regional varieties of American English 31
  7. Chapter 4: Canadian English in real-time perspective 53
  8. Chapter 5: Re-viewing the origins and history of African American Language 80
  9. Chapter 6: Standard British English 96
  10. Chapter 7: Regional varieties of British English 121
  11. Chapter 8: Received Pronunciation 151
  12. Chapter 9: Estuary English 169
  13. Chapter 10: Cockney 187
  14. Chapter 11: Celtic and Celtic Englishes 210
  15. Chapter 12: Scots 231
  16. Chapter 13: English in Ireland 244
  17. Chapter 14: English in Wales 265
  18. Chapter 15: Australian/New Zealand English 289
  19. Chapter 16: English in India 311
  20. Chapter 17: English in Africa – a diachronic typology 330
  21. Chapter 18: Diffusion 349
  22. Chapter 19: Supraregionalization 365
  23. Chapter 20: Pidgins and creoles 385
  24. Index 403
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