The colonization of the colour pink: colour names and colour categories in te reo Māori - presented by Dr. Victoria Chen and Prof. Neil Dodgson

The colonization of the colour pink: colour names and colour categories in te reo Māori

Victoria Chen and Neil Dodgson

Prof. Neil DodgsonDr. Victoria Chen
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Two patterns of lexical change Settlement of New Zealand; no language contact - Lexical innovations & replacements, but - No advancement in color category 1200-1300s Proto-Eastern Polynesian Proto-Eastern Polynesian 1250-1300 AD The first arrival from East Polynesia 1642 The European because aware of Aotearoa 1769 James Cooks first voyage Pre-colonisation period 1814 First Christian mission station was founded Williams (1844, 1871) 1830s British Intervention 1835 Declaration of independence Rapid change: emergence of Stages 5-7 categories 1840 Waitangi Treaty was signed 1844 The first Mãori dictionary was published Post-colonisation period - present 1970s Mãori initiatives for language revitalisation 2023 Modern Mãori Ta Aka (ongoing) Contact with socioculturally dominant language (English) - Rapid advancements in color category - Levelling of existing variants - New native words replacing English loans
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References
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    https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/41784/william-williamss-maori-dictionary-1844
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    https://natlib.govt.nz/records/21887299?search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject_text%5D=Maori+language+--+Dictionaries+--+English&search%5Bil%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Maori+language+--+Grammar&search%5Bpath%5D=items
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