Talk:New Zealand English

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Archive 1 (Dec 2001 – Jan 2008)

[edit] Near/Square merger

I am surprised not to see in the "Distinction between /eə/ and /ɪə/" section the term "near/square merger", as this is widely used as google will show. Also, the "Lack of distinction between ferry and fairy" does not refer to "-arry" words: in "Mary", "marry", and "merry" some pronounce them identically, with a nasalized vowel. Jlittlenz (talk) 11:05, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

I apologize for not posting earlier; anyway, this article should be similar in structure to Irish English, Canadian English, South African English and the like (although this article is so much better than that on SAfrEng); more specifically,

Sections 1, 6 (subsections 6.1 through 6.7), and 7 (subsections 7.1 through 7.8) should be merged into one section on Pronunciation; currently, phonology and phonetics are sometimes confused, and there is some repetition;
The IPA chart currently in section 1 should cite its sources--I'm not even sure it's entirely accurate;
There should be one section on vocabulary, with two subsections (differences with Australian [and possibly British] English, and vocabulary distinctive to New Zealand [with some examples] respectively).

But that's just my take on it. Corrections and suggestions are more than welcome! Jack^(Lumber) 19:07, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

IPA chart source is in the archive. 217.33.200.148 (talk) 14:58, 8 May 2008 (UTC)