03196oam 22005532 450 991095495070332120190826145055.09789004381520900438152X9789004381513900438151110.1163/9789004381520(CKB)4910000000122117(MiAaPQ)EBC5634144(nllekb)BRILL9789004381520(PPN)240280458(EXLCZ)99491000000012211720180819d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCorpus linguistics and sociolinguistics : a study of variation and change in the modal systems of world Englishes /by Beke Hansen1st ed.Leiden ;Boston :Brill,[2018]1 online resource (437 pages)Language and computers : studies in digital linguistics,0921-5034 ;volume 82Print version: Hansen, Beke, author. Corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018] 9789004381513 (DLC) 2018035523 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Language and Computers -- Dedication -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Previous Research -- The Theoretical Framework -- Methodology -- Obligation and Necessity in enl and esl -- The Feature Pool of Obligation and Necessity -- Selection Principles in the Feature Pool -- Apparent-time Developments -- Competition between must and have to -- Thematic Conclusion of the Study -- Methodological Implications of the Study -- Back Matter -- List of Databases, Software, and R Packages -- Bibliography -- Index.In Corpus Linguistics and Sociolinguistics , Beke Hansen analyses variation and change in the modal systems of three second-language varieties of English in Asia by taking a sociolinguistic approach to corpus data. Her study focuses on the modal and semi-modal verbs of strong obligation and necessity in Hong Kong English, Indian English, and Singapore English based on the relevant ICE component corpora. She adopts a typologically-informed perspective on variation in World Englishes by comparing the structures of the speakers’ first languages with the structures of the emergent varieties in the expression of epistemic modality. Beyond this, she analyses language change by constructing apparent-time scenarios to compensate for the lack of diachronic corpora in World Englishes.Language and Computers82.English languageModalityEnglish languageDiscourse analysisCorpora (Linguistics)SociolinguisticsEnglish languageModality.English languageDiscourse analysis.Corpora (Linguistics)Sociolinguistics.425/.6Hansen Beke1788403NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910954950703321Corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics4323237UNINA