Kiwi English.
Title. • • New Zealand English History Vowels Consonants Phonetic Monophthongs Vocabulary Grammar
New Zealand English • New Zealand English (NZE, en-NZ) is the dialect of the English language (which was established in New Zealand by colonists during the 19 th century ) used in New Zealand.
History The first Europeans known to have reached New Zealand were Dutch explorer Abel Tasman and his crew in 1642. In a hostile encounter, four crew members were killed and at least one Māori was hit by canister shot. Abel Tasman
Europeans did not revisit New Zealand until 1769 when British explorer James Cook mapped almost the entire coastline. Following Cook, New Zealand was visited by numerous European and North American whaling, sealing and trading ships. They traded food, metal tools, weapons and occasion sex other goods for timber, food, artifacts, water, and on occasion sex.
Vowels • short-e /ɛ/ of YES has moved to become a close-mid vowel /e/ • The short-a /æ/ of TRAP is approximately /ɛ/ • The vowels /ɪə/ as in near and /eə/ as in square increasingly being merged • Before /l/, the vowels /iː/: /ɪə/ (as in reel vs real), as well as /ɒ/: /oʊ/ (doll vs dole),
Consonants • New Zealand English is mostly non-rhotic (with linking and intrusive R) • /l/ is dark in all positions, and is often vocalised in the syllable coda
Phonetic IPA (NZ) IPA (key) Examples æe eɪ Face ɑe ɑɪ My /Wise oe ɔɪ Boy ɐʉ oʊ No /Tow æo aʊ Now ɪə ɪər Near /Here eə ɛər Hair/ There ʉɐ ʊər Tour
Monophthongs Front Central Back short long short Close i happy (i) i: fleece (iː) ʉː goose (uː) ʊ foot (ʊ) Mid e dress (ɛ) ɘ ɵː kit / nurse comma / (ɜr) letter (ɪ/ɨ/ə/ər) Open ɛ trap (æ) ɐ strut (ʌ) ɐː palm / ɒ bath / lot / cloth start (ɒ) (ɑː/æ/ɑr ) long oː thought / north (ɔː/ɔr)
Vocabuary. Kiwi English Russian Jandals Flip-Flops Вьетнамки Judder bar Speed Bump Лежачий Полицейский Jersey Jumper Джемпер Togs Swimwear Купальник Twink Liquid Pen Ink Correction Fluid Корректор(Замазка) No exit Dead End Тупик Vivid Highlighter Фломастер Chilly bin cool-box Переносной холодильник
Grammar • • Would” заменил “should” whilst – amongst Around = round disinterested/uninterested. Flammable/inflammable
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