Hypothetical modality : grammaticalisation in an L2 dialect / / Debra Ziegeler

• Autore: Ziegeler Debra
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; [Great Britain], : John Benjamins Pub, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Modality (Linguistics); Grammar, Comparative and general - Grammaticalization; English language - Modality; Second language acquisition
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-278) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: HYPOTHETICAL MODALITY -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preamble -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Hypothetical modality as a grammatical category -- Chapter 3. A diachronic corpus study of would -- Chapter 4. Singaporean English and substratum influences in the grammaticalisation of hypothetical modality -- Chapter 5. The interaction of tense and aspect in the grammaticalisation of counterfactuality -- Chapter 6. Hypothetical WILL: A study in retention -- Chapter 7. The Lexical Memory Traces Hypothesis -- Chapter 8. Conclusions -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- STUDIES IN LANGUAGE COMPANION SERIES (SLCS).
• Sommario/riassunto: This book marks a new development in the field of grammaticalisation studies, in that it extends the field of grammaticalisation studies from relatively homogeneous languages to those possessing well-established and institutionalised second language varieties. In Hypothetical Modality, special reference is made to Singaporean English, a native-speaker L2 dialect of considerable importance in the South-East Asian region, and to the expression in the dialect of hypothetical modality, which appears to be indistinguishable from non-hypothetical modality in terms of the use of preterite or past forms of modal verbs. Within a grammaticalisation framework, a number of factors can be seen to be relevant to an explanation, including substratum and contact features such as tense/aspect marking, levels of lexical retention as an individual (psychological) phenomenon, and the fact that such dialects have a discontinuity in their development. In addition, the book defines pragmatic approaches to the understanding of hypothetical modality, in both diachronic and synchronic terms.
• Titolo autorizzato: Hypothetical modality
• ISBN: 9786612162947; 9781282162945; 1282162942; 9789027298713; 9027298718
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962962803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in language companion series ; ; v. 51.