UID:
almahu_9949481512702882
Format:
1 online resource (237 p.)
ISBN:
9783110352320
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9783110238570
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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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238457
In:
DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636970
In:
De Gruyter Mouton Backlist 2000-2015, De Gruyter, 9783110742961
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Complete Package 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110369526
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Linguistics 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110370270
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110373585
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110352146
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
DOI:
10.1515/9783110352320
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110352320
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110352320
