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Author Brunner, Thomas, author

Title Simplicity and typological effects in the emergence of new Englishes : the noun phrase in Singaporean and Kenyan English / Thomas Brunner
Published Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (362 pages)
Series Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; v. 97
Topics in English linguistics ; v. 97.
Contents Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Part A: New Englishes and the Structure of NPs; 2. New Varieties of English; 3. Modelling language change in New Englishes; 4. Kenyan and Singaporean English; 5. The English NP -- structure and variation; Part B: NPs in Kenyan English and Singaporean English; 6. Methodology, corpus handling and statistics; 7. Studying NP modification in Singaporean English and Kenyan English; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix A; Appendix B
Summary The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics
Analysis Kenyan English
Language Typology
Noun Phrase Structure
Singaporean English
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Typology (Linguistics)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
Typology (Linguistics)
Form Electronic book
Author Traugott, Elizabeth Closs, editor.
Kortmann, Bernd, 1960- editor.
ISBN 9783110521801
3110521806
9783110516593
3110516594
9783110519549
3110519542