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Weber, Tobias

 
9783954891917: Principles in the emergence and evolution of linguistic features in World Englishes
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ISBN 10: 3954891913 ISBN 13: 9783954891917
Editorial: Anchor Academic Publishing, 2014

Sinopsis

This study deals with different explanatory models for the emergence or existence of linguistic features in varieties of the English language. After a brief overview of the current research, five non-standard varieties from all over the world, ranging from a traditional dialect to pidgins and creoles, are analyzed in two morphosyntactic and two phonological features. The theoretical approaches are discussed with reference to the features, providing recommendations for or advice against certain explanatory models. Finally, Bybee's usage-based functionalist approach and the usage-based synthesis of new-dialect formation according to Ansaldo are highlighted as plausible explanations for the features. Formalist, descriptive universals are rejected in favour of functionalist, cognitive universals in human language processing, acquisition and evolution, as they occur in language contact or speaker contact scenarios - the driving force of language change.

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Acerca del autor

Tobias Weber, M.Ed., was born in 1987 in Cottbus/Germany. He started his studies at Dresden University of Technology in 2006 and graduated as B.Ed. in 2010 with a first-hand account on Belfast's mural art and its socio-historical importance. After having spent one year abroad as a teaching assistant at Bedford Modern School, he enrolled again at Dresden University for a masters programme with a major in linguistics. His special interest in varieties of the English language worldwide led to this publication. He successfully graduated in 2013.

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Editorial
Anchor Academic Publishing
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
3954891913
ISBN 13 
9783954891917
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
100
Contacto del fabricante
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