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Peer reviewedHolmes, Janet – World Englishes, 1996
Examines the distribution of word-final "/z/" in New Zealand English. The article identifies three main variants of word-final "/z/": a voiced variant, a partially devoiced variant, and a voiceless variant. Findings indicate that the voiceless variant is used more often by Maori than by Pakeha New Zealanders, and that young…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Comparative Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Consonants
