Simplicity and Typological Effects in the Emergence of New Englishes : : The Noun Phrase in Singaporean and Kenyan English / / Thomas Brunner.
The book is based on a detailed corpus-based investigation of the structure of noun phrases (NPs) in Singaporean English and Kenyan English with the aim of detecting, on the one hand, typological effects from substrate languages and, on the other hand, simplification patterns known to play a role in...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2017] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XIX, 341 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Part A: New Englishes and the Structure of NPs -- 2. New Varieties of English -- 3. Modelling language change in New Englishes -- 4. Kenyan and Singaporean English -- 5. The English NP — structure and variation -- Part B: NPs in Kenyan English and Singaporean English -- 6. Methodology, corpus handling and statistics -- 7. Studying NP modification in Singaporean English and Kenyan English -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix A -- Appendix B |
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Summary: | The book is based on a detailed corpus-based investigation of the structure of noun phrases (NPs) in Singaporean English and Kenyan English with the aim of detecting, on the one hand, typological effects from substrate languages and, on the other hand, simplification patterns known to play a role in such varieties. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110521801 9783110649826 9783110762495 9783110719543 9783110742978 9783110540550 9783110625264 9783110547887 |
ISSN: | 1434-3452 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110521801 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Thomas Brunner. |