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Converging Grammars
Constructions in Singapore English
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Debra Ziegeler
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English
Published/Copyright:
2015
About this book
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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Debra Ziegeler, University Sorbonne, Paris, France.
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Frontmatter
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Table of contents
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Preface and acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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List of figures
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List of tables
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Chapter 2. Singapore English
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Chapter 3. Construction grammars and the paradox of ‘mixed’ construction types
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Chapter 4. Transitivity and causativity
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Chapter 5. Experiential aspect
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Chapter 6. The past tense construction
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Chapter 7. Bare noun constructions
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Chapter 8. The Merger Construction: a model of construction convergence
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Chapter 9. Concluding remarks
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References
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Index
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eBook published on:
July 1, 2015
eBook ISBN:
9781614514091
Hardcover published on:
June 12, 2015
Hardcover ISBN:
9781614515715
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Front matter:
14
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294
Audience(s) for this book
Researchers in Sociolinguistics and Language Contact.
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