Converging grammars

Converging grammars: constructions in Singapore English

by Ziegeler, Debra

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Converging grammars : constructions in Singapore English / Debra Ziegeler.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2015

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):De Gruyter Mouton
  • Place of Publication:Boston
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2015

The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 294 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781614515715, 1614515719, 9781614514107, 1614514100, 1614514097, 9781614514091, 1501500635, 9781501500633
  • oclc:ocn910475619
  • LC Classification:PE3502.S5
  • Dewey Decimal:427/.95957

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Singapore English -- Construction grammars and the paradox of "mixed " construction types -- Transitivity and causativity -- Experiential aspect -- The past tense construction -- Bare noun constructions -- The merger construction: a model of construction convergence -- Concluding remarks -- Index.

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