k-style (uncountable)

1. Theconsonantsystem ofcolloquialSamoan, differing from that offormal Samoan in a few particulars, among them the pronunciation of/t/ as[k].
   • 1987,Even Hovdhaugen, “The Story about Tigilauma’olo”, inFrom the Land of Nāfanua: Samoan Oral Texts in Transcription with Translation, Notes, and Vocabulary (Series B;72), Oslo: Norwegian University Press;Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture,→ISBN,page19:

     In a formal setting with an unknownpapālagi visitor, a Samoan would be expected to use the formalt-style, but Ali’imalemanu started his performance ink-style and then switched over tot-style after a few minutes. Later on when he knew me better he mixed the two styles when he told me stories (and, of course, always used thek-style when we talked together with no recorder on, no matter what the subject was).

   • 2001 August, John F. Mayer, “Introduction”, inCode-Switching in Samoan:T-style andK-style (Theses for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy;4121)‎^[1], Honolulu, Haw.:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa,→OCLC, page ix:

     This study shows that there are two important linguistic styles in modern Samoan which are marked primarily through the alternation of phonological features. These two styles have been termed thet-style and thek-style. Most past descriptions of Samoan have failed to account for linguistic variation in Samoan, and in particular, for thek-style of modern Samoan.

   • 2004,Janet Holmes, Maria Stubbe, “Strategic code-switching in New Zealand workplaces: Scaffolding, solidarity and identity construction”, inMultilingual Communication (Hamburg Studies on Multilingualism; 3), Amsterdam; Philadelphia, Pa.:John Benjamins Publishing Company,→ISBN, part II (Code-switching),pages140 and 143:

     The two styles are in a diglossic relationship to one another, with thet-style used to mark respect and formality in contexts such as preaching, prayer and radio broadcasts, and in conjunction with use of “chiefly language”, while the colloquialk-style is used in more intimate and/or informal contexts such as the home, when joking, and in casual conversation.[…] There are numerous examples from our factory data where code-switching serves to establish solidarity or minimise face threats between Samoan team members. In all these examples, the speakers use the informalk-style of Samoan.

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