Converging Grammars : : Constructions in Singapore English / / Debra Ziegeler.
This volume provides a much-needed, critical overview of the field of constructions and construction grammar in the context of Singapore English, and poses the question of identifying a construction in contact when the lexicon is derived from one language and the syntax from another. Case studies ar...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2015 Part 1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Singapore English -- Chapter 3. Construction grammars and the paradox of ‘mixed’ construction types -- Chapter 4. Transitivity and causativity -- Chapter 5. Experiential aspect -- Chapter 6. The past tense construction -- Chapter 7. Bare noun constructions -- Chapter 8. The Merger Construction: a model of construction convergence -- Chapter 9. Concluding remarks -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | This volume provides a much-needed, critical overview of the field of constructions and construction grammar in the context of Singapore English, and poses the question of identifying a construction in contact when the lexicon is derived from one language and the syntax from another. Case studies are illustrated in which the possibility of a 'merger'-construction is offered to resolve such problems. The book is intended for students of construction theories, variation studies, or any researcher of contact grammars |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781614514091 9783110762518 9783110700985 9783110742961 9783110439687 9783110438710 |
ISSN: | 2190-698X ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781614514091 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Debra Ziegeler. |