English World-Wide A Journal of Varieties of English · 2007 · 16 citations · 0 references
Language StudiesEnglishLinguisticsPhoneticsPhonologySociolinguisticsComparative PhonologyDialect ComparisonIndigenous LanguagesLanguage ChangePhonological AnalysisVowel PhoneticsEnglish As A Lingua Franca PronunciationInterlanguage PhonologyNative Speaker NormsNative-like PronunciationPhonological Change In DialectsSecond Language Pronunciation
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.