SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE CONTACTS IN NEW ZEALAND
The paper is a systematized survey of contemporary studies focused on socio-cultural and sociolinguistic factors of language contacts in New Zealand. The author demonstrates the complexity of linguistic and cultural interactions in early colonial period, and reveals multilateral and multilevel character of language contacts during the whole history of New Zealand. Particular attention is paid to the sociolinguistic aspects of "contact" varieties of New Zealand English.