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Converging Grammars: Constructions in Singapore English

By Debra Ziegeler

Book information

Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
2015
ISBN
1614515719, 9781614515715
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4009000 bytes)
Series
Language Conext and Bilingualism
Pages
294\308
Time added
2016-11-11 16:42:36
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Description

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

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