Description |
1 online resource (viii, 353 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Series |
Topics in English linguistics, 1434-3452 ; volume 91 |
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Topics in English linguistics ; 91. 1434-3452
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Contents |
Table of contents ; Acknowledgements ; List of abbreviations ; 0. Introduction: The present perfect -- a re-assessment ; Part I: Diachronic and synchronic perspectives on the perfect in native varieties of English |
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1. From possessive-resultative to perfect? Re-assessing the meaning of [hæbb- + past participle] constructions in Old English prose 2. The to-infinitival perfect: A study of decline ; 3. Expression of the perfect in two contact varieties of English |
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4. Narrative-embedded variation and change: The sociolinguistics of the Australian English narrative present perfect Part II: Perfects across varieties of English ; 5. Present perfect and past tense in Black South African English |
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6. The present perfect in New Englishes: Common patterns in situations of language contact 7. The perfect space in creole-related varieties of English: The case of Jamaican English ; 8. The frequency of the present perfect in varieties of English around the world |
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9. Rise of the undead? be-perfects in World Englishes Part III: Building bridges ; 10. The present perfect in learner Englishes: A corpus-based case study on L1 German intermediate and advanced speech and writing |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
English language -- Tense.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
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English language -- Tense
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Werner, Valentin, editor
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Seoane, Elena, editor
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Su?arez G?omez, Cristina, editor
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LC no. |
2016035841 |
ISBN |
3110443538 |
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9783110443530 |
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9783110443547 |
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3110443546 |
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3110443325 |
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9783110443325 |
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