Category: NZ Language

Language features and narrative
Language features, structure and narrative: Figurative language is used to convey ideas that might otherwise be difficult to express, such as similes. Examples of these are: ‘It was like a tidal wave, tearing past us …
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Features of NZ Language and Literature
Features of NZ Language and Literature Narrative point of view – who is telling the story. This will determine the tone and the language used. Setting – ours is a beautiful, raw and sometimes harsh …
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Class discussion – Initial Whiteboard Notes
For further discussion and analysis “Yeah, na…” Changes in vowel sounds Influence of immigration Interjections

Phonetic Alphabet
The phonetic alphabet helps us to understand the pronunciation of sounds and words when we are analysing language.