Book of New Zealand Words
Publishing Details
Book of New Zealand Words
By (Author) Dianne Bardsley
Illustrated by John Reynolds
Te Papa Press
Te Papa Press
1st July 2013
New Zealand
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
427.993
Winner of PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Non-Illustrated Book 2014
Physical Properties
424
Width 3683mm, Height 5588mm
Description
The informative introduction examines the development of New Zealand English, the distinctive influence of the Maori language, and the connections between society, the media, and our language. The author traces the origins of `New Zealandisms from politics, food, sports, and recreation to common and colloquial sources.Specially illustrated by the artist John Reynolds, with works from his masterpiece Cloud and all-new page art, New Zealand Words is a `box of birds for anyone interested in words.
Author Bio
Dianne Bardsley is Director of the New Zealand Dictionary Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, and lecturer in the School of Linguistics and Applied Languages. She has written several books and was a major contributor to the New Zealand Oxford Dictionary (2005) and the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang (9th edition).
