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Corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics : a study of variation and change in the modal systems of world Englishes /

"In Corpus Linguistics and Sociolinguistics, Beke Hansen analyses variation and change in the modal systems of second-language varieties of English by taking a sociolinguistic approach to corpus data. Her study focuses on the modal and semi-modal verbs of strong obligation and necessity in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hansen, Beke (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Colección:Language and computers ; v. 82.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Previous research
  • The theoretical framework
  • Methodology
  • Obligation and necessity in ENL and ESL
  • The feature pool of obligation and necessity
  • Selection principles in the feature pool
  • Apparent-time developments
  • Competition between must and have to
  • Thematic conclusion of the study
  • Methodological implications of the study.