Prefaces
First and second editions
New Zealand English past and present
NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH AS A REGIONAL DIALECT
The British Comparison
THE NEW ZEALAND ACCENT
Origins in the 19th Century
Attitudes to a New Zealand accent
THE PRONUNCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH
Vowels
Diphthongs
Consonants
Spelling pronunciations
Intonation
Variations within
NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH VOCABULARY
New Zealandisms
Lexical change and New Zealand English
Borrowings from Maori
Word-formation or growth from within
Changes of meaning (semantic change)
Survivals from British dialects
Words in regional use
CONCLUSION
The pronunciation of loanwords from Maori
Pronunciation guide
How to use the dictionary
The Dictionary
Some 4,500 headwords with a total word count of over 190,000
Headwords cover historical and present uses; general,regional and specialist uses; a variety of registers from colloquial to formal
Many entries are illustrated with quotations by New Zealanders
Origins and derivations are given where known or helpful
Loanwords, especially those from Maori, are identifi ed
A comprehensive essay on New Zealand English both past and present is provided as an introduction