Documentary New Zealand New Zild: The Story of New Zealand English
Oft-derided across the dutch for its vowel-mangling pronunciation (sex fush'n'chups anyone?) and too fast-paced for tourists and Elton John to understand, is New Zealand's unique accent. Presented by Jim Mora, New Zild follows the evolution of New Zealand English, from the "colonial twang" to Billy T. Linguist Elizabeth Gordon explains the infamous HRT (High Rising Terminal) ending our sentences, and Mora interprets such phrases as 'air gun' (how are you going?). Features Lyn of Tawa in an accent face-off with Sam Neill and Judy Bailey. https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/new-zild-2005
Documentary Series
Primary Title
- Documentary New Zealand
Secondary Title
- New Zild: The Story of New Zealand English
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 12 May 2005
Start Time
- 20 : 35
Finish Time
- 21 : 35
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Documentary Series
Episode Description
- Oft-derided across the dutch for its vowel-mangling pronunciation (sex fush'n'chups anyone?) and too fast-paced for tourists and Elton John to understand, is New Zealand's unique accent. Presented by Jim Mora, New Zild follows the evolution of New Zealand English, from the "colonial twang" to Billy T. Linguist Elizabeth Gordon explains the infamous HRT (High Rising Terminal) ending our sentences, and Mora interprets such phrases as 'air gun' (how are you going?). Features Lyn of Tawa in an accent face-off with Sam Neill and Judy Bailey. https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/new-zild-2005
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Jim Mora (Presenter)
Contributors
- Irene Gardiner (Executive Producer)
- Jude Callen (Network Executive)
- John Milligan (Producer)
- John Milligan (Director)
- Bright Spark Television (Production Unit)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)