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Brunner, Thomas

Simplicity and Typological Effects in the Emergence of New Englishes : The Noun Phrase in Singaporean and Kenyan English / Thomas Brunner. - 1 online resource (XIX, 341 p.) - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] , 97 1434-3452 ; .

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Part A: New Englishes and the Structure of NPs -- 2. New Varieties of English -- 3. Modelling language change in New Englishes -- 4. Kenyan and Singaporean English -- 5. The English NP — structure and variation -- Part B: NPs in Kenyan English and Singaporean English -- 6. Methodology, corpus handling and statistics -- 7. Studying NP modification in Singaporean English and Kenyan English -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix A -- Appendix B

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The book is based on a detailed corpus-based investigation of the structure of noun phrases (NPs) in Singaporean English and Kenyan English with the aim of detecting, on the one hand, typological effects from substrate languages and, on the other hand, simplification patterns known to play a role in such varieties.




Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9783110516593 9783110519549 9783110521801

Standard No.: 10.1515/9783110521801 doi

LCCN: 2017054735

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language--Variation--English-speaking countries.
English language--Noun phrase.--English-speaking countries
English language--Variation.--English-speaking countries
English language--Noun phrase.--Kenya
English language--Noun phrases.--Singapore
Typology (Linguistics).
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.

Subjects--Index Terms: Kenyan English. Language Typology. Noun Phrase Structure. Singaporean English.

LC Class. No.: PE3502.S51 / B78 2017 PE3502.S51 / B78 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 427/.95957