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The morphology of English dialects : verb formation in non-standard English /
Where do dialects differ from Standard English, and why are they so remarkably resilient? This study argues that commonly used verbs that deviate from Standard English for the most part have a long pedigree. Analysing the language use of over 120 dialect speakers, Lieselotte Anderwald demonstrates t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Studies in English language.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Past tense theories
- Naturalness and the English past tense system
- Sellt and knowed : non-standard weak verbs
- Drunk, seen, done and eat : two-part paradigms instead of three-part paradigms
- Come and run : non-standard strong verbs with a one-part paradigm
- Conclusion : supralocalization and morphological theories.