New Zealand English Grammar: A Study of Selected Morphological, Syntactical and Lexico-Grammatical Features 2001 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor)Student thesis

Abstract [en]

Grammatical aspects of NZE is an area which until recently was largely ignored and therefore very little research is done in this area. This study therefore wishes to present some material about the grammar of NZE. The aim of the present study is to examine Marianne Hundt’s thesis about the grammar of NZE by conducting an elicitation test to either verify or refute her findings. The questionnaire was designed to elicit preferred morphological, syntactical and lexico-grammatical forms from native New Zealanders. Three morphological aspects were investigated, namely the use of some irregular verbs, the comparison of adjectives and the s-genitive. The section about syntactical features investigated the modals shall and will, and number agreement with collective nouns. The last section, Lexico-grammar, discussed which preposition New Zealanders prefer in certain multi word phrases. The results from the present study do not always correspond to Hundt’s findings but the author of this study still draw the same conclusion that Hundt does, that there is actually something that can be called a grammar of New Zealand English.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages

2001.

Keywords [en]

morphology, syntax, lexico-grammar, elicitation tests, corpus study

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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-9489Local ID: U4097OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-9489DiVA, id: diva2:364588

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Humanities, Theology

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