UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Professor Jeanette King

Contact

Department: Aotahi School of Māori and Indigenous Studies ; New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain & Behaviour

Email: j.king@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3694140

Office: Te Ao Marama 158

Languages: English, Maori (Te Reo)

About

Research / Creative works

Networks

Projects

Fields of Research

The pronunciation of te reo Māori
The Māori phrasal lexicon
Māori language revitalisation
Non-verbal cues
Māori English
Intergenerational transmission of minority languages

Researcher Summary

I have published widely in areas relating to the Māori language and languages spoken by Māori - from aspects of linguistic change, particularly in the phrasal lexicon, through to language revitalization. I am a member of the MAONZE (Māori and New Zealand English) project examining change over time in the pronunciation of Māori.

I lead the bilingualism theme at the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour (NZILBB) at UC where my current research includes work on non-verbal behaviour of Māori and Pākehā in New Zealand. Another project, entitled Tuhinga Māhorahora, collects and analyses writing by children in Māori immersion schooling in order to provide feedback to teachers about the use of Māori by their students. For more information see: http://www.nzilbb.canterbury.ac.nz/phoneme_acq.shtml

I am also collaborating with Una Cunningham of the School of Teacher Education on a project entitled Intergeneration Transmission of Minority Languages which is investigating some of the factors which increase the likelihood of children in New Zealand being raised as speakers of these languages. For more information see: http://www.nzilbb.canterbury.ac.nz/ITML.html

I welcome inquiries from potential doctoral students wanting to undertake research in one of the following areas:

1. Māori language revitalisation.
2. Māori phrasal lexicon.
3. Analysis of spoken and written corpora of Māori.
4. Intergenerational transmission of parental or heritage languages

Subject Area: Disciplines

Languages & Linguistics: Linguistics
Māori Knowledge and Development: Māori Knowledge/Culture ; Te Reo Māori

Resources

Staff webpage

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

Jones K-L., Fickel L., King J., Torepe T. and Fletcher J. (2021) Teachers and stakeholders’ perceptions about Māori partial immersion environments contribution to Kaupapa Māori (Māori medium) education. Set: Research information for teachers (1).

Oh Y., Todd S., Beckner C., Hay J., King J. and Needle J. (2020) Non-Māori-speaking New Zealanders have a Māori proto-lexicon. Scientific Reports 10(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78810-4.

Cunningham U. and King J. (2019) Greening the information desert: Supporting emergent bilinguals with research-informed workshops. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 42(1): 37-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/aral.17055.cun.

Cunningham U. and King J. (2018) Language, Ethnicity, and Belonging for the Children of Migrants in New Zealand. SAGE Open 8(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244018782571.

King J. and Cunningham UM. (2017) Tamariki and fanau: child speakers of Māori and Samoan in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Te Reo 60: 29-46.

King J., Boyce M. and Brown C. (2017) Tuhinga Māhorahora: Tracking vocabulary use in children's writing in Māori. New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics 23(1): 5-16.

Maclagan M., Watson CI., Harlow R., King J. and Keegan P. (2017) Investigating the Sound Change in the New Zealand English Nurse Vowel /ᴈ:/. Australian Journal of Linguistics 37(4): 465-485. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07268602.2017.1364126.

Gruber J., King J., Hay J. and Johnston L. (2016) The hands, head and brow: A sociolinguistics study of Māori gesture. Gesture 15(1): 1-36.

Racz P., Hay J., Needle J., King J. and Pierrehumbert J. (2016) Gradient Māori phonotactics. Te Reo 59: 3-21.

Sinex D., MacLagan M. and King J. (2016) Long-term average spectrum of te reo Māori. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 139(4): 2216-2216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4950632.

Szakay A., Babel M. and King J. (2016) Social categories are shared across bilinguals' lexicons. Journal of Phonetics 59: 92-109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wocn.2016.09.005.

Watson CI., Maclagan M., King J., Harlow R. and Keegan P. (2016) Sound change in Māori and the influence of New Zealand English. Journal of the International Phonetic Association (early access online): 1-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025100316000025.

King J., Vowell B. and Maclagan M. (2013) The English spoken by Māori: changes in rhythm over time. Te Reo 56/57: 63-90.

Walsh L., Hay J., Bent D., Grant L., King J., Millar P., Papp V. and Watson K. (2013) The UC QuakeBox Project: Creation of a community-focused research archive. New Zealand English Journal 27: 20-32.

Szakay A., Babel M. and King J. (2012) Sociophonetic markers facilitate translation priming: Māori English GOAT - a different kind of animal. University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics 18(2) Article 16.

Harlow R., Bauer W., Maclagan M., Watson C., Keegan P. and King J. (2011) Interrupted Transmission and Rule Loss in Māori: The Case of ka. Oceanic Linguistics 50(1): 50-64.

King J. and Syddall C. (2011) Changes in the phrasal lexicon of Māori: Mauri and moe. Yearbook of Phraseology Dec 2011: 45-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110236200.45.

King J., Maclagan M., Harlow R., Keegan P. and Watson C. (2011) The MAONZE corpus: Transcribing and analysing Māori speech. New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics 17(1): 32-48.

King J., Maclagan M., Harlow R., Keegan P. and Watson C. (2011) The MAONZE project: Changing uses of an indigenous language database. Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory 7(1): 37-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/CLLT.2011.003.

Watson CI., King J., Bier S., Maclagan M., Harlow R., Thompson L. and Keegan P. (2011) Prosodic clues in language recognition: How much information do listeners need to identify Māori and English? Te Reo 54: 83-111.

King J., Maclagan M., Harlow R., Keegan PJ. and Watson C. (2010) The MAONZE corpus: Establishing a corpus of Maori speech. New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics 16(2): 1-16.

Maclagan M., Watson CI., Harlow R., King J. and Keegan P. (2009) /u/ fronting and /t/ aspiration in Māori and New Zealand English. Language Variation and Change 21(2): 175-192.

MacLagan M., Watson CI., Harlow R., King J. and Keegan P. (2009) /u/ fronting and /t/ aspiration in Māori and New Zealand english. Language Variation and Change 21(2): 175-192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S095439450999007X.

Keegan P., King J., Harlow R., Maclagan M. and Watson C. (2008) Ngā Nekehanga o te Whakahua i te Reo Māori i roto i te Rautau kua Hipa nei. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Scholarship 4(2): 179-197 (Impprint date: 2008).

Maclagan M., King J. and Gillon G. (2008) Maori English. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 22(8): 658-670. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699200802222271.

Maclagan MA. and King J. (2007) Aspiration of Plosives in Māori: Change Over Time. Australian Journal of Linguistics 27(1): 81-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07268600601172983.

Harlow R., Keegan P., King J., Maclagan M. and Watson C. (2005) Te Whakahuatanga i te reo Māori: kua ahatia e tatou i roto i nga tau 100 kua hipa nei? He Puna Korero - Journal of Māori & Pacific Development 6(1): 45-57.

Maclagan M. and King J. (2005) A note on the realisation of /r/ in the word Māori. New Zealand English Journal 18: 35-39.

Maclagan M., Harlow R., King J., Keegan P. and Watson C. (2004) New Zealand English Influence on Māori Pronunciation Over Time. Te Reo 47(2004): 7-27.

Maclagan MA., King J. and Jones I. (2003) Devoiced final /z/ in Māori English. New Zealand English Journal 17: 17-27.

Maclagan M. and King J. (2002) The Pronunciation of wh in Māori: A case study from the late nineteenth century. Te Reo 45(2002): 45-63.

King J. (2000) Language in the Home: korero atu, korero mai. Ko Te Whanau 3(1): 3.

King J. (1999) Talking Bro: Maori English in the University Setting. Te Reo 42: 20-38.

King J. (1999) Wananga Reo. Ko Te Whanau 2(2): 2-3.

King J. (1995) Maori English as a solidarity marker for te reo Maori. New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics 1: 51-59.

King J. (1993) Māori English: a phonological study. New Zealand English Newsletter (7): 33-47.

Chapters

King J. and Cunningham U. (2020) Information, Education and Language Policy in the Linguistic Landscape of an International Airport in New Zealand. In Niedt G; Seals C (Ed.), Linguistic Landscapes Beyond the Language Classroom: 99-117.Bloomsbury Academic.

King J. (2018) Māori: Revitalization of an endangered language. In Rehg KL; Campbell L (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages: 592-612. Oxford: Oxford University Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190610029.013.28.

King J. and Cunningham U. (2016) Intergenerational transmission of minority languages in New Zealand: methodological issues. In Grucza S; Olpińska-Szkiełko M; Romanowski P (Ed.), Advances in Understanding Multilingualism. A Global Perspective: 61-77. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag. http://dx.doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-06389-9.

King J. (2015) Metaphors we die by: change and vitality in Māori. In Piirainen E; Sherris A (Ed.), Language Endangerment: disappearing metaphors and shifting conceptualizations: 15-36. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/clscc.7.01kin.

Keegan PJ., Watson CI., Maclagan M. and King JM. (2014) Sound change in Māori and the formation of the MAONZE project. In Onysko A; Degani M; King J (Ed.), He hiringa, he pūmanawa: studies on the Māori language: 33-54. Wellington: Huia Publishers.

King J. (2014) Revitalising the Maori language? In Austin PK; Sallabank J (Ed.), Endangered languages: beliefs and ideologies in language documentation and revitalisation: 213-228. Oxford: Oxford University Press/British Academy.

Kuiper K., King J. and Culshaw D. (2014) Whence Māori rugby commentary? In Onysko A; Degani M; King J (Ed.), He Hiringa, He Pūmanawa - Studies on the Māori Language: In Honour of Ray Harlow: 149-177. Wellington: Huia Publications.

Maclagan M., Harlow R., King J., Keegan P. and Watson CI. (2013) The role of women in Māori sound change. In Elhindi Y; McGarry T (Ed.), Gender-linked variation across languages: 5-21. Champaign: Common Ground Publishing LLC.

King J., Watson C., Maclagan M., Harlow R. and Keegan P. (2010) Māori Women’s Role in Sound Change. In Holmes J; Marra M (Ed.), Femininity, Feminism and Gendered Discourse: 191-211. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Harlow R., Keegan P., King J., Maclagan M. and Watson C. (2009) The changing sound of the Māori language. In Stanford JN; Preston DR (Ed.), Variation in Indigenous Minority Languages: 129-152. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

King J. (2009) Language is Life: The Worldview of Second Language Speakers of Māori. In Reyhner J; Lockard L (Ed.), Indigenous Language Revitalization: Encouragement, Guidance & Lessons Learned: 97-108. Flagstaff: Northern Arizona University.

King J., Harlow R., Watson C., Keegan P. and Maclagan M. (2009) Changing Pronunciation of the Māori Language: Implications for Revitalization. In Reyhner J; Lockard L (Ed.), Indigenous Language Revitalization: Encouragement, Guidance & Lessons Learned: 85-96. Flagstaff: Northern Arizona University.

King J. (2006) Wananga Reo - Maori Language Camps for Adults. In McCarty TL; Zepeda O (Ed.), One Voice, Many Voices: Recreating Indigenous Language Communities: 73-86. Tempe: Arizona State University Center for Indian Education.

King J. (2003) Whaia Te Reo: Pursuing the Language': How Metaphors Describe Our Relationships with Indigenous Languages. In Reyhner J; Trujillo OV; Carrasco RL; Lockard L (Ed.), Nurturing Native Languages: 105-124. Flagstaff: Northern Arizona University.

King J. (2001) Te Kōhanga Reo: Māori Language Revitalization. In Hinton L; Hale K (Ed.), The Green Book of Language Revitalization in Practice: 118-128. San Diego: Academic Press.

Conference Contributions - Published

Watson CI., Keegan PJ., MacLagan MA., Harlow R. and King J. (2017) The motivation and development of MPAi, a Māori Pronunciation Aid. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH 2017-August: 2063-2067. http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/Interspeech.2017-215.

Keegan PJ., Watson CI., King J., Maclagan M. and Harlow R. (2012) The role of technology in measuring changes in the pronunciation of Māori over generations. In : 65-71.

Bier SD., Watson CI., Maclagan M., King J., Harlow R. and Keegan P. (2011) Signal Processing Techniques for Language Identification Based on the Pitch Contour. In.

Thompson L., Watson CI., Harlow R., King J., Maclagan M., Charters H. and Keegan P. (2011) Phrases, pitch and perceived prominence in Māori. In.

Thompson L., Watson CI., Harlow R., King J., Maclagan M., Charters H., Keegan P. and Assoc ISC. (2011) Phrases, pitch and perceived prominence in Maori. In 12TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION 2011 (INTERSPEECH 2011), VOLS 1-5: 1376-+.

Thompson L., Watson C., Charters H., Harlow R., Keegan P., King J. and Maclagan M. (2010) An experiment in mita-reading: investigating perception of rhythmic prominence in the Māori language. In Proceedings of the 13th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology: 150-154.

King J. and Gully N. (2009) Nōku Te Ao: a new generation of Māori immersion preschools. In.

King J., Watson C., Maclagan M., Harlow R. and Keegan P. (2009) Māori women's role in sound change. In Proceedings of the 5th Biennial International Gender and Language Association Conference IGALA 5: 465-473.

Maclagan M., Watson C., King J., Harlow R., Thompson L. and Keegan P. (2009) Investigating Changes in the Rhythm of Māori over time. In : 1531-1534.

Maclagan M., Watson CI., King J., Harlow R., Thompson L. and Keegan P. (2009) Investigating Changes in the Rhythm of Maori over Time. In INTERSPEECH 2009: 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION 2009, VOLS 1-5: 3039-3042. ISCA-INST SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOC.

Watson C., Maclagan M., Harlow R., Bauer W., King J. and Keegan P. (2008) Ka conversion - the changing sound and rhythm of Mäori? In Laboratory Phonology 11, Book of Abstracts: 157-158.

Watson C., Maclagan M., King J. and Harlow R. (2008) The English Pronunciation of Successive Groups of Māori Speakers. In : 338-341.

Watson C., Maclagan M., King J. and Harlow R. (2006) Are there L1 and L2 effects in the speech of young speakers of Maori? In Proceedings of the 11th Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology: 317-322.

Maclagan M., Harlow R., King J., Keegan P. and Watson C. (2005) Acoustic Analysis of Maori: Historical Data. In Proceedings of the 2004 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society: 16pp.

Maclagan M., Harlow R., King J., Keegan P. and Watson C. (2004) Acoustic Analysis of Māori: Historical Data. In Proceedings of the 2004 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society: 16pp.

King J. (2002) Whaia te reo: pursuing the language' Metaphor use and our relationships with indigenous languages. In.

King J. (1999) Lessons from Māori schooling experience - 13 years of Immersion Schools. In : 117-124.

Conference Contributions - Other

King J. (2019) He aha te puna kupu tuatahi? Hei aha? Hopuhopu: Te Puna o te Kī, 31 Oct-1 Nov 2019.

King J. (2019) Metaphor and the Māori Aesthetic. Hamilton: NAISA, 27-29 Jun 2019.

Other

King J. (2017) Ka ngaro te reo. Mäori language under siege in the nineteenth century. Te Reo 60: 83-87.

King J. (2017) South Pacific Englishes: A Sociolinguistic and Morphosyntactic Profile of Fiji English, Samoan English and Cook Islands English.. JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS 45(2): 186-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0075424217701183.

King J. (2017) The journeys of besieged languages. OCEANIC LINGUISTICS 56(2): 513-518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ol.2017.0025.

King J. (2013) Substance misuse among indigenous peoples of Canada: The problem of inhaling solvents among the Cree and Blackfoot of Alberta'. Irvine, Kathryn (2011) Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press. AlterNative 9(1): 108-109. [Book Review].

Additional Publications

Onysko A., Degani M. and King J. (2014) He hiringa, he pūmanawa: studies on the Māori language. Wellington: Huia Publishers. 225pp.

King J. (2010) Ngā Kāhui Wāhine mai i te ao whānui o Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa 2010. Christchurch: Te Hui Amorangi o Te Waipounamu. 82pp.

King J. (2007) Eke ki runga i te waka: The use of dominant metaphors by newly-fluent Māori speakers in historical perspective. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

King J. (1999) Papatipu..

King J. (1998) One Sleepy Day..

King J. (1998) Taranga..

King J. (1998) Te Mahi Kapa Haka..

King J. (1998) Te Matapihi..

King J. (1998) Te Pu Harakeke..

King J. (1997) He Aha Au..

King J. (1994) Te whare pukapuka me te ao Māori : the accessibility of Māori studies information in the University of Canterbury Library. Christchurch: Department of Māori. 59pp.

Editorial Work

Journal of Home Language Research Editor ( 2016 - 2021)
Journal of home Language Research Editor-in-chief ( 2016 - 2021)

Review and Refereeing

Alternatives ( 2005 - 2021)

National and international journals ( 2012 - 2021)

New Zealand English Journal ( 2005 - 2021)

Southwest Journal of Linguistics ( 2005 - 2021)

Te Reo ( 2005 - 2021)

Research Groups

Research Projects

Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages

Equipment

Macmillan Brown Library - Te Puna Rakahau o Macmillan Brown