UID:
edocfu_9958354109902883
Format:
1 online resource(xiv,237p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Berlin : De Gruyter, 2014. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9783110352320
Series Statement:
Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]; 50.3
Content:
What determines whether we say She gave him a book instead of She gave a book to him? The author views this ‘dative alternation’ as a sociolinguistic variable and explores its distribution across different British English dialects, registers and time frames. It thereby offers a novel, language-external explanation of the choice of one construction over the other and sheds new light on British dialect syntax.
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Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgements --
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Contents --
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List of figures --
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List of tables --
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1. Introduction --
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2. The ditransitive construction: previous studies --
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3. Methodology: Defining the object(s) of study --
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4. Spoken style, written style – ditransitives in speech and in the written standard --
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5. Object patterns in dialects of English: a regional and historical analysis --
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6. "Give it me!" – Pronominal ditransitives in English dialects --
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7. Conclusion and outlook: ditransitives in British and American English dialects and beyond --
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Appendix --
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List of data bases --
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Bibliography --
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Permissions --
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Index.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110352146
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110352337
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110352320
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110352320
