Browsing Doctoral Theses by Subject "Language and culture"

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A Grammar of Nahavaq (Malakula, Vanuatu)

Dimock, Laura Gail (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

This thesis is a descriptive grammar of Nahavaq, an Oceanic language spoken by about 700 people in the Sinesip cultural area of Malakula, Vanuatu. Nahavaq was previously undescribed, and this grammar is based on data ...
Immigrant Language Maintenance and Shift in the Gujarati, Dutch and Samoan Communities of Wellington

Roberts, Mary Lucy (Victoria University of Wellington, 1999)

This thesis makes a contribution to the study of language maintenance and shift among New Zealand ethnic minority communities; it explores reasons for different rates of shift and different outcomes in relation to language ...
Ko toku reo ko toku ia mana: My language, my identity - The Pacific language nest: How language, culture and traditions are supported and promoted for the Pacific communities of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau in Aotearoa New Zealand

Glasgow, Ali (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Within the early childhood sector of New Zealand, Pacific language nests have played a pivotal role in promoting Pacific education, language development and building Pacific communities. Pacific Island language nests have ...