Hypothetical modality : grammaticalisation in an L2 dialect

Debra Ziegeler

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.

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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.

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[目次]

  • 1. Preamble, pxi
  • 2. Preface, pxiii
  • 3. Abbreviations, pxv
  • 4. List of Figures, pxvii
  • 5. List of Tables, pxix
  • 6. 1. Introduction., p1
  • 7. 2. Hypothetical modality as a grammatical category, p15
  • 8. 3. A diachronic corpus study of would, p45
  • 9. 4. Singaporean English and substratum influences in the grammaticalisation of hypothetical modality, p85
  • 10. 5. The interaction of tense and aspect in the grammaticalisation of counterfactuality, p111
  • 11. 6. Hypothetical WILL: A study in retention, p137
  • 12. 7. The Lexical Memory Traces Hypothesis, p205
  • 13. 8. Conclusions, p247
  • 14. Appendices, p257
  • 15. Appendix 1: Chapter 6 Questionnaire, p257
  • 16. Appendix 2: Chapter 6 Control Questionnaire, p258
  • 17. Bibliography, p259
  • 18. Selected bibliography, p259
  • 19. Primary sources, p277
  • 20. Name Index, p281
  • 21. Subject Index, p283

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[目次]

  • 1. Preamble, pxi
  • 2. Preface, pxiii
  • 3. Abbreviations, pxv
  • 4. List of Figures, pxvii
  • 5. List of Tables, pxix
  • 6. 1. Introduction., p1
  • 7. 2. Hypothetical modality as a grammatical category, p15
  • 8. 3. A diachronic corpus study of would, p45
  • 9. 4. Singaporean English and substratum influences in the grammaticalisation of hypothetical modality, p85
  • 10. 5. The interaction of tense and aspect in the grammaticalisation of counterfactuality, p111
  • 11. 6. Hypothetical WILL: A study in retention, p137
  • 12. 7. The Lexical Memory Traces Hypothesis, p205
  • 13. 8. Conclusions, p247
  • 14. Appendices, p257
  • 15. Appendix 1: Chapter 6 Questionnaire, p257
  • 16. Appendix 2: Chapter 6 Control Questionnaire, p258
  • 17. Bibliography, p259
  • 18. Selected bibliography, p259
  • 19. Primary sources, p277
  • 20. Name Index, p281
  • 21. Subject Index, p283

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この本の情報

書名 Hypothetical modality : grammaticalisation in an L2 dialect
著作者等 Ziegeler, Debra
シリーズ名 Studies in language companion series
出版元 J. Benjamins Pub. Co.
刊行年月 c2000
ページ数 xx, 287 p.
大きさ 23 cm
ISBN 1556199376
9027230544
NCID BA4804509X
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言語 英語
出版国 オランダ
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