Probabilistic variability in clausal verb complementation in World Englishes

Raquel P. Romasanta

ISBN 10: 3034347022 / ISBN 13: 9783034347020

Editore: Peter Lang, 2023

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The book explores finite and nonfinite clausal verb complementation in World Englishes. It provides an assessment of the influence of language contact, simplicity and transparency, geographical proximity, and evolutionary phase on this alternation. On the one hand, a quantitative analysis of GloWbE data through different statistical tests proves the effects of these factors on the choice between finite that-clauses and nonfinite -ing clauses. A number of intra-linguistic factors are also considered as potential explanatory factors. On the other hand, a detailed, manual, qualitative analysis results in the discovery of a series of new verb complementation structures available in English varieties around the world.

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• Titolo: Probabilistic variability in clausal verb complementation in World Englishes
• Editore: Peter Lang
• Data di pubblicazione: 2023
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3034347022
• ISBN 13: 9783034347020
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 231 L x 155 A x 25 P (millimetri) 231 millimetri di larghezza per 155 millimetri di altezza per 25 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 694 grammi

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The book explores finite and nonfinite clausal verb complementation in present-day World Englishes from a corpus-based perspective. It provides an assessment of the influence of language contact, simplicity and transparency, geographical proximity, and evolutionary phase on this alternation and an account of new verb complementation structures.

Informazioni sull?autore

Raquel P. Romasanta holds a PhD in English studies from the University of Vigo. She teaches and researches in the Department of Spanish, Modern and Classical Philology, University of the Balearic Islands. Her research interests include varieties of English, clausal complementation, and probabilistic variation.