Modality in Contact: Necessity and Obligation in New Englishes by Basile, Carmelo Alessandro

Modality in Contact: Necessity and Obligation in New Englishes

This book explores the evolution of modal constructions of necessity and obligation in New Englishes. Focusing on...
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Author: Carmelo Alessandro Basile
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Language: English
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Modality in Contact: Necessity and Obligation in New Englishes by Basile, Carmelo Alessandro

Modality in Contact: Necessity and Obligation in New Englishes

$342.55

Modality in Contact: Necessity and Obligation in New Englishes

$342.55
Author: Carmelo Alessandro Basile
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

This book explores the evolution of modal constructions of necessity and obligation in New Englishes. Focusing on Singapore English, analysis of corpus data reveals lower levels of grammaticalization compared to its lexifier, British English. This trend is explained through the lenses of a "pan-stratist" model, which considers a spectrum of forces influencing the dynamics of contact. On the one hand, cognitive mechanisms seem to favour the selection of less grammaticalized (and more transparent) variants from the lexifier. On the other hand, the substrate is positioned as a background force, actively contributing to the selection of new material to address functional gaps in the system.



Author: Carmelo Alessandro Basile
Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
Published: 09/03/2024
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9783111487144

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