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Converging grammars : constructions in Singapore English / Debra Ziegeler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ziegeler, Debra, author.
- Series:
- Language contact and bilingualism ; Volume 11.
- Language Contact and Bilingualism, 2190-698X ; Volume 11
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Singapore--Grammar--Case studies.
- English language.
- English language--Coordinate constructions--Case studies.
- English language--Variation--Singapore--Case studies.
- English language--Social aspects--Singapore--Case studies.
- Language and culture--Singapore--Case studies.
- Language and culture.
- Construction grammar--Case studies.
- Construction grammar.
- Languages in contact--Singapore--Case studies.
- Languages in contact.
- Singapore--Languages--Case studies.
- Singapore.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (308 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter Mouton, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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
- Contents:
- Front matter
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781501500633
- 1501500635
- 9781614514091
- 1614514097
- OCLC:
- 913796676
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