Converging Grammars : Constructions in Singapore English
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB]
ISBN-10
1614515719
ISBN-13
9781614515715
Publisher
De Gruyter
Imprint
De Gruyter Mouton
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 12th, 2015
Print length
308 Pages
Weight
563 grams
Product Classification:
Linguistics
Ksh 16,400.00
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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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