New Zealand English and Te Reo Māori: A critical perspective on the loanword narrative using data from translingual picturebooks
International Journal of Bilingualism
Published online on July 24, 2025
Abstract
International Journal of Bilingualism, Ahead of Print.
Aims/Purpose:New Zealand English has been characterised by the use of vocabulary ‘borrowed’ from the Indigenous Māori language since early contact between English and Māori speakers. In this paper, we consider the relevance of the ‘loanword narrative’ to ...
Aims/Purpose:New Zealand English has been characterised by the use of vocabulary ‘borrowed’ from the Indigenous Māori language since early contact between English and Māori speakers. In this paper, we consider the relevance of the ‘loanword narrative’ to ...