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Volume 22, Issue 2
  • ISSN 0172-8865
  • E-ISSN: 1569-9730
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Abstract

The vocabulary of Fiji English is one of its most distinguishing features. English has a profound influence upon the lives of all Fiji Islanders — it is the principal language of government, the judiciary, education and commerce. This paper examines some of the sources and features of the Fiji English lexis, the most common of which include: borrowings, reborrowings, calques, new coinages, semantic shifts, archaisms, and hybrid compounds. It also outlines some of the lexical affinities with and divergences from other varieties of English.

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2001-01-01
2025-02-09
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  • Article Type: Research Article
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