Hypothetical modality :: grammaticalisation in an L2 dialect /

This book marks a new development in the field of grammaticalisation studies, in that it extends the field of grammaticalisation studies from relatively homogeneous languages to those possessing well-established and institutionalised second language varieties. In Hypothetical Modality, special refer...

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Main Author: Ziegeler, Debra
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] : John Benjamins Pub, ©2000.
Series:Studies in language companion series ; v. 51.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book marks a new development in the field of grammaticalisation studies, in that it extends the field of grammaticalisation studies from relatively homogeneous languages to those possessing well-established and institutionalised second language varieties. In Hypothetical Modality, special reference is made to Singaporean English, a native-speaker L2 dialect of considerable importance in the South-East Asian region, and to the expression in the dialect of hypothetical modality, which appears to be indistinguishable from non-hypothetical modality in terms of the use of preterite or past for.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 287 pages :)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-278) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027298713
9027298718
9781556199370
1556199376
1282162942
9781282162945
ISSN:0165-7763 ;

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