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Allophonic imitation within and across word positions
(University of Canterbury. Linguistics, 2015)
This dissertation investigates imitation in speech, which is the general tendency shown by a speaker to become more similar to another speaker in the way they speak. Many of us have experienced this while talking to someone ...
Phonological analysis of casual Japanese speech in optimality theory
(University of Canterbury. Linguistics, 2004)
The study of casual speech, along with that of children's language acquisition, dialects and aphasia, can provide data of great significance in identifying marked segments and structures of languages. Yet few attempts have ...
Identifying Maori English and Pakeha English from Suprasegmental Cues: A Study Based on Speech Resynthesis
(University of Canterbury. School of Classics and Linguistics, 2007)
This thesis investigates the suprasegmental properties of Maori English and Pakeha English, the two main ethnolects of New Zealand English. Firstly, in a Production Experiment the speech of 36 New Zealenders is acoustically ...
Eke ki runga i te waka: the use of dominant metaphors by newly-fluent Māori speakers in historical perspective
(University of Canterbury. Maori and Indigenous Studies, 2007)
In language revitalisation movements the main impetus and passion is often provided by adults who, as second language speakers, have gained fluency in their heritage language. As parents and teachers these adults often ...
A Sketch Grammar of Matéq: A Land Dayak Language of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
(University of Canterbury. School of Social and Political Sciences, 2013)
Matéq is an Austronesian language of the Land Dayak (Bidayuhic) subgroup spoken by around
10,000–20,000 people in West Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. This thesis presents a sketch
grammar of the language based on ...
Order! Order!: an investigation into the phraseology of question time in the Australian and New Zealand houses of representatives
(University of Canterbury. School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, 2013)
Question Time is a distinctive daily parliamentary routine. Its aim is to hold
Ministers of the State accountable for the actions and decisions of the
Government. However, in many Parliaments, including the New Zealand ...
Identification of New Zealand English and Australian English based on stereotypical accent markers
(University of Canterbury. Linguistics, 2007)
Little is known about factors that influence dialect perception and the cues listeners rely on in telling apart two accents. This thesis will shed light on how accurate New Zealanders and Australians are at identifying ...
A sketch grammar of 'Are'are: The sound system and morpho-syntax
(University of Canterbury. Social and Political Sciences, 2013)
This thesis is a sketch grammar of 'Are'are, a Southeast Solomonic language belonging to the Oceanic family, spoken mainly in the southern part of Malaita by approximately 18 000 speakers. Previous academic works documenting ...
The reconstruction of Proto-Huastecan.
(University of Canterbury. Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, 2003)
The broad objective of this investigation is a phonological and lexical reconstruction of ProtoHuastecan,
the proto-language from which the Huastecan languages, Chicomuceltec and Huaslee,
are descended. The thesis outlines ...
Experimental study of morphological case marking knowledge in Japanese-English bilingual children in Christchurch New Zealand
(University of Canterbury. Social and Political Sciences, 2013)
This thesis presents the results of an experimental study designed to examine whether children raised bilingually in Japanese and English from birth in Christchurch, New Zealand, exhibit the same morphological case and ...
