The Influence of the Lexifier
Beyond Grammaticalization in Singapore English
1st Edition
Published on 22. April 2024
XVI, 280 pages
978-3-11-078525-8 (ISBN)
Description
The study of language contact in the "new" English varieties is frequently influenced by sociolinguistic approaches and reference to substrate languages but much less often to functionally-based contact linguistic theory. In The Influence of the Lexifier , Ziegeler applies grammaticalization and other explanations of language change to many under-researched features of Singapore English, highlighting the role of the co-existing lexifier in the unique contact setting of Singapore.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Publishing group
de Gruyter Mouton
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
4 b/w and 5 col. ill., 13 b/w tbl.
File size
1,87 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-11-078525-8 (9783110785258)
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Person
Debra Ziegeler
, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris and University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Content
- Intro
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Towards a competition model in Singapore English
- Chapter 3 Gradual contact-induced grammaticalization: The case of already
- Chapter 4 Past tense in Singapore Colloquial English: A reappraisal
- Chapter 5 Recapitulating diachrony? One in Singapore English
- Chapter 6 Absent friends: Discourse and pragmatic markers
- Chapter 7 Synthesis: Lexifier convergence
- Chapter 8 Epilogue
- References
- Index
