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Smith, Anne-Marie – World Englishes, 1988
Reviews opinions of senior Papua New Guinea (PNG) educators on the place of English in the country, and contrasts some characteristics of PNG English with standard English. It is concluded that PNG English is recognizable as a variety of English in its own right. A reference list of 28 citations is included. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Componential Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Bauer, Laurie; Holmes, Janet – World Englishes, 1996
Examines the constraints on the realization of "/t/" in New Zealander English. On the basis of an examination of the speech of two similar speakers from that country, a series of allophonic rules is provided. The article shows that the distribution of allophones for these speakers is not the same as for other speakers who have been…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Consonants, Diachronic Linguistics