From âcarefully modulated murmurâ to ânot a place for sooksâ: New Zealand Ways of Writing English

Peter H. Marsden

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From âcarefully modulated murmurâ to ânot a place for sooksâ

New Zealand Ways of Writing English

In: The Politics of English as a World Language

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Peter H. Marsden

Peter H. Marsden Aachen University of Technology

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Pages:: 407â418

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401200929_032

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The dynamic of Aotearoa New Zealandâs political and economic re-orientation away from a geographically remote European âHomeâ towards an alignment with the Pacific Rim may be seen to correlate with a growing cultural self-confidence, which has among other things a clear sociolinguistic dimension. In many cases the linguistic changes in New Zealand English monitored over the past decade by two landmark studies â Bell & Holmes (1990) and Bell & Kuiper (2000) â have also found their expression in literary works. The trajectory from Mansfieldâs sub-Bloomsbury mode to Sargesonâs Kiwi vernacular was dramatic enough but recent decades have seen the curve grow even steeper. Against that background the essay attempts to determine just how linguistically distinctive such ânationalâ voices may be and to what extent they are instrumental in articulating a sense of cultural identity.

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The Politics of English as a World Language

New Horizons in Postcolonial Cultural Studies

Series:Â ASNEL Papers, Volume: 65/7Â andÂ Cross/Cultures, Volume: 65/7

Cover The Politics of English as a World Language

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Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2003

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New Zealand Ways of Writing English

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