The influence of the lexifier : beyond grammaticalization in Singapore English /
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 grammaticalizatio...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter Mouton,
[2024]
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| Series: | Language contact and bilingualism ;
29. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | x, 279 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110785173 311078517X |