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0. Introduction The present paper is part of a larger research project that set out to investigate the production and perception of suprasegmental features of the two main ethnolects of New Zealand English. Maori English (ME) is spoken by the indigenous population, while the variety used mainly by people of European descent is referred to as Pakeha English (PE). Previous research has demonstrated that these two ethnic dialects display distinct rhythmic qualities as well as differing intonational patterns. ME has been shown to be significantly more syllable-timed than PE (e.g., Warren 1998). Using the vocalic Pairwise Variability Index (PVI) (Grabe and Low 2002), Szakay (2006) also confirmed that ME (mean PVI = 46.4) is significantly less stresstimed than PE (mean PVI = 57.2), where a lower PVI indicates a more syllabletimed language and a higher PVI indicates a more stress-timed language. The two varieties also differ in their use of the High Rising Terminal contour (HRT), which is a salient rise in pitch at the end of non-interrogative intonational phrases (uptalk). HRT has been extensively studied in New Zealand English, and is reported to be used mainly by young, female speakers. A major study carried out by Britain (1992) showed evidence that this pattern is used in different proportions by Maori and Pakeha. His analysis indicated that Maori speakers use a significantly higher percentage of HRTs than Pakeha. The results also revealed that young Maori men use levels similar to women, while young Pakeha men are extremely low users of HRTs. The present study aimed to investigate whether listeners are aware of these prosodic differences and whether they are capable of tuning in to speaker rhythm and intonation to facilitate dialect identification. The study also hoped to determine the relative importance of the rhythmic and intonational patterns of a speaker for ethnic dialect categorization in New Zealand by establishing whether listeners rely more on rhythm or HRTs to identify a speaker’s ethnicity.

The Relative Importance of Rhythm and Intonation for the Perception of New Zealand English Dialects