| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 150 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in language variation ; v. 6
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Studies in language variation ; v. 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Aspect in Grammatical Variation; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Grammaticalization paths as variable contexts in weak complementarity in Spanish; 3. Aspectual periphrases and syntactic variation in Brazilian Portuguese; 4. Aspect and the English Present Perfect; 5. Coding compositional aspect in French; 6. Breaking old habits; 7. Affairs of state; 8. A new methodology for the study of aspect in contact; 9. Expressing tense and aspect; Index; The Studies in Language Variation Series. |
| Summary |
The articles in this edited volume represent a range of approaches to studying the role of verbal aspect in grammatical variation. Issues addressed include: defining the variable context; operationalizing aspectual distinctions as factors conditioning linguistic variation; and the appropriate number of aspectual distinctions and levels. Apart from bringing to light various methodological and analytical issues, this volume gathers together a unique collection of original research, based on spoken- and written-language corpora, of an array of languages and linguistic varieties: African American. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Variation.
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Language and languages -- Variation. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general.
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Grammar, Comparative and general. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Walker, James A. (James Anthony)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Aspect in grammatical variation. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2010 9789027234865 (DLC) 2010036645 (OCoLC)660804611 |
| ISBN |
9789027287472 (electronic book) |
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9027287473 (electronic book) |
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9789027234865 |
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9027234868 |
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