Table of Contents

1. Geography, demography and cultural factors 2. Phonetics and phonology 3. Morphosyntax 4. New Zealand vocabulary and discourse features 5. The origins of New Zealand English 6. Variation within New Zealand English 7. Selected bibliography of works on New Zealand English 8. Sample texts.

About the Author

Jennifer Hay is an Associate Professor in Linguistics, Margaret Maclagan is an Associate Professor in Communication Disorders, and Elizabeth Gordon is a retired Associate Professor in Linguistics, all at the University of Canterbury.