The Use Of The Zero Indefinite Article In Singapore English
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The Use Of The Zero Indefinite Article In Singapore English
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language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2019-07-24
The Use Of The Zero Indefinite Article In Singapore English written by and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-24 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,3, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, language: English, abstract: Singapore is a country with a remarkable linguistic diversity. This is due to the heterogeneous population and numerous ethnic groups which inhabit it. Over the years, the different languages in Singapore, dominated by Chinese dialects like Mandarin, Hokkien or Cantonese, had to compete with another input variety as a result of permanent British settlement in 1819, namely British English. Nowadays, it is the language of government, business, law courts, science and also education. English is taught in school as the First Language, whereas the people’s mother tongue stands behind. Finally, a variety called "Singapore English" (SgE), which had a significant input from both, the prevalent Chinese variety Mandarin and British English, evolved and is constantly positioned between influences of these two. In contact varieties of English, like SgE is one, various features which distinguish the language emerged. Often, they are even pervasive or obligatory, although they do not occur in Standard English (StE). One of them is the zero-indefinite article where StE requires one. This seminar paper will investigate the usage of the zero-indefinite article in SgE. It is supposed to reveal how often speakers of SgE actually realize the indefinite article in a communication, either spoken or written, and if they do not make use of it, in which contexts the omission occurs. This aspect is of particular interest for the whole topic of World Englishes, because speakers of StE often tend to consider features of a variety as a mistake. But they are not only learner-errors, there is an underlying pattern and a reason for the occurrence of such features and this term paper aspires to provide an impulse in reference to approach the structure of indefinite article omission in SgE.
Children S English In Singapore
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Author : Sarah Buschfeld
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-12-06
Children S English In Singapore written by Sarah Buschfeld and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Combining the World Englishes framework with First Language Acquisition methodology, this book investigates children’s acquisition of L1 English in the context of multilingual Singapore, one of the traditional Kachruvian Outer Circle or ESL countries. The book investigates language choice, use, and dominance in Singaporean families, identifies common linguistic characteristics of L1 Singapore English, as well as the acquisitional route that Singaporean children take. It discusses characteristics at the different levels of language organization, i.e., phonological, morphosyntactic, lexical, and pragmatic features, drawing on a variety of systematically elicited data and Praat-based acoustic analyses. Comparing the results to similar data obtained from children living in England (both mono- and bi-/multilingual), the book also sheds light on how the acquisitional steps taken by Singaporean children differ from or are similar to traditional native speakers of English and children from immigrant families in England.
The Influence Of The Lexifier
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Author : Debra Ziegeler
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2024-04-22
The Influence Of The Lexifier written by Debra Ziegeler and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The study of language contact in the „new" English varieties is frequently influenced by sociolinguistic approaches and reference to substrate languages but much less often to functionally-based contact linguistic theory. In The Influence of the Lexifier, Ziegeler applies grammaticalization and other explanations of language change to many under-researched features of Singapore English, highlighting the role of the co-existing lexifier in the unique contact setting of Singapore.
Contemporary Indian English
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Author : Andreas Sedlatschek
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2009
Contemporary Indian English written by Andreas Sedlatschek and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is the first comprehensive description of Indian English and its emerging regional standard in a corpus-linguistic framework. Drawing on a wealth of authentic spoken and written data from India (including the Kolhapur Corpus and the International Corpus of English), this book explores the dynamics of variation and change in the vocabulary and grammar of contemporary Indian English.
South Pacific Englishes
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Author : Carolin Biewer
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2015-05-15
South Pacific Englishes written by Carolin Biewer and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Second-language varieties of English in the South Pacific have received scant attention, until now. This monograph offers the first book-length analysis of the sociolinguistics and morphosyntax of three representatives of South Pacific L2 English in comparison – two of which have never been described linguistically. The book describes the spread of English, its current status and use in the three island states and compares the most frequent and salient morphosyntactic features to corresponding structures in Asian and African Englishes and the Oceanic substrate languages. As part of a larger theoretical discussion on the multiple factors that determine the evolution and dynamics of L2 varieties in general, Mufwene’s feature pool model is extended to a new model that integrates cognitive aspects of language acquisition and use, typological aspects of the languages/varieties involved and socio-cultural motivations of language use. The book also examines the role of New Zealand English as a potential epicentre in the South Pacific and considers ethical and methodological issues of linguistic field research.
From Deficit To Dialect
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Author : Devyani Sharma
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023
From Deficit To Dialect written by Devyani Sharma and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Education categories.
The emergence of new English dialects in postcolonial regions has transformed the politics of English in the world and language ecologies in many regions. Why, how, and when did these dialects develop? Why do they have the accents and grammars that we hear? Are the grammars of these dialects completely different due to the influence of local languages, or similar due to natural tendencies in human cognition? In terms of social identity, do these new speakers behave like native speakers of British or American English, or like language learners? Focusing on two prominent cases; English in India and in Singapore; this book examines the social, historical, and cognitive forces that together created and continue to shape these dialects. Differences in the linguistic ecology of the two regions help us to identify the strongest mechanisms of dialect formation under long-term cultural contact. The multi-scale analysis of a range of bilinguals moves beyond a simplistic divide between 'deficit' and 'dialect' views of these speech communities, showing that change proceeds unevenly across the language system and the social group, with feedback loops between social history, language learning, language structure, and identity.
The Celtic Englishes
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Author : Hildegard L. C. Tristram
language : en
Publisher: Heidelberg, Germany : Universitätsverlag Winter
Release Date : 2003
The Celtic Englishes written by Hildegard L. C. Tristram and has been published by Heidelberg, Germany : Universitätsverlag Winter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Celtic languages categories.
Converging Grammars
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Author : Debra Ziegeler
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2015-07-01
Converging Grammars written by Debra Ziegeler and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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
Focus On South Africa
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Author : Vivian De Klerk
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Focus On South Africa written by Vivian De Klerk and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume brings together a range of studies on various aspects of English and its use in Southern Africa. Experts in their field have written chapters on topics including the history and development of English in South Africa, the characteristics of particular pan-ethnic varieties of English which have evolved in South Africa (including black, Indian and colored varieties) as well as the unique features of the English of South Africa's southern neighbours: Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. Other contributions focus on English in relation to issues such as standardisation, lexicography, education, language planning, language attitudes and interaction patterns. The book will be of primary interest to students of linguistics and language, but should also be relevant to educationists, sociologists and historians.
Challenges Encountered By Chinese Esl Learners
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Author : Mable Chan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-08-01
Challenges Encountered By Chinese Esl Learners written by Mable Chan and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-01 with Education categories.
This book provides a blended approach in outlining the properties of grammatical knowledge that have been causing difficulty to Chinese speaking learners, including tense and aspect, articles, passives, unaccusatives, plurality and motion verbs. It explains from different linguistics perspectives how these constraints/difficulties might be dealt with. It also offers readers a comprehensive account of these problems, and outlines the possible pedagogical solutions teachers can try in the classroom. These topics are selected because they bring substantial challenges and difficulties to Chinese English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. This book bridges the gap between acquisition theory and language pedagogy research, benefiting not just language learners but language teachers around the world, and all those who would like to witness collaboration between second language acquisition theory and second language teaching practice in general. It initiates future work in which researchers from different fields with diverging theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches will be able to develop studies that are compatible with each other. This overall can facilitate our understanding of second language acquisition, and how instruction might help.