Course Outline
The aim of this course is to understand more about our identity as New Zealanders – how our language and literature has developed, how we tell our stories, what stories we tell, and how our stories reflect our ‘Kiwiness’.
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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
Origins of New Zealand English
https://teara.govt.nz/en/english-language-in-new-zealand/print
Phonetic Alphabet
The phonetic alphabet helps us to understand the pronunciation of sounds and words when we are analysing language.
