Hypothetical modality : grammaticalisation in an L2 dialect

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Hypothetical modality : grammaticalisation in an L2 dialect

Debra Ziegeler

（Studies in language companion series / series editors, Werner Abraham, Michael Noonan, v. 51）

J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2000

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  • : us

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Bibliography: p. [259]-278

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This book marks a new development in the field of grammaticalisation studies, in that it extends the field of grammaticalisation studies from relatively homogeneous languages to those possessing well-established and institutionalised second language varieties. In Hypothetical Modality, special reference is made to Singaporean English, a native-speaker L2 dialect of considerable importance in the South-East Asian region, and to the expression in the dialect of hypothetical modality, which appears to be indistinguishable from non-hypothetical modality in terms of the use of preterite or past forms of modal verbs. Within a grammaticalisation framework, a number of factors can be seen to be relevant to an explanation, including substratum and contact features such as tense/aspect marking, levels of lexical retention as an individual (psychological) phenomenon, and the fact that such dialects have a discontinuity in their development. In addition, the book defines pragmatic approaches to the understanding of hypothetical modality, in both diachronic and synchronic terms.

目次

  • 1. Preamble
  • 2. Preface
  • 3. Abbreviations
  • 4. List of Figures
  • 5. List of Tables
  • 6. 1. Introduction
  • 7. 2. Hypothetical modality as a grammatical category
  • 8. 3. A diachronic corpus study of would
  • 9. 4. Singaporean English and substratum influences in the grammaticalisation of hypothetical modality
  • 10. 5. The interaction of tense and aspect in the grammaticalisation of counterfactuality
  • 11. 6. Hypothetical WILL: A study in retention
  • 12. 7. The Lexical Memory Traces Hypothesis
  • 13. 8. Conclusions
  • 14. Appendices
  • 15. Appendix 1: Chapter 6 Questionnaire
  • 16. Appendix 2: Chapter 6 Control Questionnaire
  • 17. Bibliography
  • 18. Selected bibliography
  • 19. Primary sources
  • 20. Name Index
  • 21. Subject Index

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