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Autore |
Weber Tobias |
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Principles in the emergence and evolution of linguistic features in World Englishes / / Tobias Weber |
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Hamburg, Germany : , : Anchor Academic Publishing, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (98 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Variation - Commonwealth countries |
English language - Variation - English-speaking countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Principles in the emergence and evolution of linguistic features in World Englishes; Abstract; Table of Contents; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Aim of this study; 1.2 Methods; 1.3 Basic assumptions; 2. Current research; 2.1 Sociolinguistic approaches; 2.2 Language evolution; 2.3 Linguistic formalism; 2.4 Synthetic approaches; 2.5 Summary; 3. Selection of varieties of English; 3.1 Traditional L1 variety: Scottish English; 3.2 High-contact L1 variety: New Zealand English; 3.3 Indigenized L2: Chicano English; 3.4 Creole: Bonin Island English/Ogasawara Mixed Language |
3.5 Pidgin: Norfolk Island/Pitcairn English4. Selection of linguistic features; 4.1 Morphosyntactic features; 4.2 Phonological features; 5. Discussion; 5.1 Sociolinguistic approaches; 5.2 Language evolution; 5.3 Linguistic formalism; 5.4 Synthetic approaches; 5.5 Conclusion - principles at work; 6. Considerations; 6.1 Does the input matter? Languages vs. dialects in contact; 6.2 A different perspective on universals; 6.3 Reflection upon material and methods; 6.4 Outlook; Bibliography; I Works cited; II Online articles and electronic resources; Appendices |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study deals with different explanatory models for the emergence or existence of linguistic features in varieties of the English language. After a brief overview of the current research, five non-standard |
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