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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelEnglish, has various varieties, among which are British English and New
Zealand English. Furthermore, English also develops, particularly in the forming
of words. By then, it is undeniably interesting to find out how words formed can
be one indicator to unveil the differences between New Zealand English and
British English. Therefore, a country-promotion booklet, as an authentic means
containing information about the represented country, is needed. This study is
trying to find out the specific predominant lexical domains in New Zealand
English and British English from the source of data. Furthermore, this study also
tries to find out the difference between New Zealand English and British English
in the distribution of the lexical domain represented as far as the content words are
concerned. Afterwards, to reach the research objectives, theories on analyzing
component meaning and guideline on kinds of lexical domains, supported by
theory on linguistic change and the classification of lexical items were needed.
Furthermore, by using the qualitative-descriptive approach supported by semantic
description approach, the writer gathered the data to be further analyzed. The
result was that, apparently, most lexical domains in NZE are about are nature,
culture and economics. Meanwhile, the domains of words in BE are politics /
government affairs, international relations, economics and military /international
safety.