Vernacular universals and language contacts [ evidence from varieties of English and beyond
Discusses the role of two major factors shaping the grammars of different varieties of English (and of other languages) all over the world: so-called vernacular universals and contact-induced change. This book focuses on putative universal vernacular features
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge ,
c2009
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| Series: | Routledge studies in Germanic linguistics
14 |
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
| Summary: | Discusses the role of two major factors shaping the grammars of different varieties of English (and of other languages) all over the world: so-called vernacular universals and contact-induced change. This book focuses on putative universal vernacular features |
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| Item Description: | "This Overview and all the other articles in this volume are based on papers presented at an international symposium on World Englishes: Vernacular Universals vs Contact-Induced Change, held at the University of Joensuu Research Station at Mekrijearvi, Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 385 p.) : ill., maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 020388342X (electronic bk.) 0415992397 (Cloth) 6611932534 (electronic bk.) 9780203883426 (electronic bk.) 9780415992398 9786611932534 (electronic bk.) |