Beyond structuralism: Exploring a semantic based approach for describing the Māori language in grammar books and textbooks for pedagogical purposes

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dc.contributor.advisorCrombie, Winifred
dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Diane
dc.contributor.advisorWhaanga, Hēmi
dc.contributor.advisorNock, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorTaiapa, Michael William
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-13T21:17:28Z
dc.date.available2023-02-13T21:17:28Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2023-02-13T13:00:38Z
dc.description.abstractSince the 1950s, the advancements and developments in English language studies has had a profound impact on its description that has made it less syntactically driven and more communicatively oriented. This has the potential to influence language description moving it from a purely structurally focused orientation to a more semantically focused one that could influence pedagogic outcomes in more meaningful and useful ways. Nevertheless, in the case of the Māori language, its description has largely focused on structure linguistics that was prevalent in the 19th and early 20th centuries. There has been very little focus on a semantic description and this, in turn, is reflected in grammar books and textbooks on te reo. This thesis set out to explore a semantic approach to describe te reo and to rethink how this type of description may be realized and included in the design of grammar books and textbooks for the teaching and learning of te reo in the broader field of second language pedagogy and acquisition. The thesis also includes a practical component in which a small sample of Māori language teachers were interviewed to determine how linguistic and/ or semantic approaches to describe te reo may have or have impacted on their own beliefs, attitudes, and teaching practices (See, Chapter 7). Thus, it is argued here that research-based studies, advancements, and developments in language descriptions over the past five decades (See, for example, Council of Europe, 1949; Fillmore, 1967; Longacre, 1968; & Crombie, 1985b) should play central roles in the design of a semantic based description of the Māori language from which a linguistic based description can significantly benefit.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/15532
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.isomi
dc.publisherThe University of Waikato
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dc.subjectMāori
dc.subjectEnglish
dc.subjectSemantics
dc.subjectLinguistics
dc.subjectLanguage Description
dc.subjectGrammar Books
dc.subjectTextbooks
dc.subjectSecond Language Studies
dc.subjectPedagogy
dc.subjectAcquisition
dc.subjectReo Teachers
dc.subjectReo Learners
dc.subject.lcshMaori language -- Study and teaching
dc.subject.lcshMaori language -- Acquisition
dc.subject.lcshSecond language acquisition
dc.subject.lcshLanguage teachers -- New Zealand -- Attitudes
dc.subject.lcshMaori language -- Semantics
dc.subject.lcshMaori language -- Grammar
dc.subject.lcshMaori language -- Textbooks
dc.subject.maoriReo Māori
dc.subject.maoriWaihanga
dc.subject.maoriAko
dc.subject.maoriMātauranga
dc.subject.maoriMatareo
dc.subject.maoriKaiako
dc.titleBeyond structuralism: Exploring a semantic based approach for describing the Māori language in grammar books and textbooks for pedagogical purposes
dc.typeThesis
pubs.place-of-publicationHamilton, New Zealanden_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Waikato
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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