03691nam 2200781 450 991046099300332120210514024741.01-5015-0063-51-61451-409-710.1515/9781614514091(CKB)3710000000438863(EBL)1192969(SSID)ssj0001497085(PQKBManifestationID)11784079(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001497085(PQKBWorkID)11494136(PQKB)10448932(MiAaPQ)EBC1192969(DE-B1597)212767(OCoLC)913796676(DE-B1597)9781614514091(Au-PeEL)EBL1192969(CaPaEBR)ebr11072796(CaONFJC)MIL808348(EXLCZ)99371000000043886320150716h20152015 uy 0gerurun#---|u||utxtccrConverging grammars constructions in Singapore English /Debra ZiegelerBerlin, Germany ;Boston, Massachusetts :De Gruyter Mouton,2015.©20151 online resource (308 p.)Language Contact and Bilingualism,2190-698X ;Volume 11Description based upon print version of record.1-61451-410-0 1-61451-571-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Table of contents --Preface and acknowledgements --Abbreviations --List of figures --List of tables --Chapter 1. Introduction --Chapter 2. Singapore English --Chapter 3. Construction grammars and the paradox of ‘mixed’ construction types --Chapter 4. Transitivity and causativity --Chapter 5. Experiential aspect --Chapter 6. The past tense construction --Chapter 7. Bare noun constructions --Chapter 8. The Merger Construction: a model of construction convergence --Chapter 9. Concluding remarks --References --IndexThis 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 grammarsLanguage contact and bilingualism ;Volume 11.English languageSingaporeGrammarCase studiesEnglish languageCoordinate constructionsCase studiesEnglish languageVariationSingaporeCase studiesEnglish languageSocial aspectsSingaporeCase studiesLanguage and cultureSingaporeCase studiesConstruction grammarCase studiesLanguages in contactSingaporeCase studiesSingaporeLanguagesCase studiesElectronic books.English languageGrammarEnglish languageCoordinate constructionsEnglish languageVariationEnglish languageSocial aspectsLanguage and cultureConstruction grammarLanguages in contact427/.95957Ziegeler Debra951807MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460993003321Converging grammars2478143UNINA