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The article analyzes the approaches to the definition of the basic concept of intercultural communication "language picture of the world" from the perspective of different areas of linguistics, exploring the relationship of language and consciousness. As a problem field of research, definitions of the relationship between language and consciousness, developed in scientific paradigms of such areas of linguistics as psycholinguistics, linguoculturology and system linguistics, often acting as synonyms, namely, "langu...

The article considers the origin of New Zealand English. The paper analyzed basic lexical innovations that formed national literary norms based on British dialects and the Maori language. Extralinguistic factors led to the specificity of New Zealand English. It was determined by the sociolinguistic status of English in New Zealand. Despite relatively short history of New Zealand, English has progressed from being a variety comprising a mixture of British English dialects to being an autonomous variety of its own. ...