Comparative Studies in Australian and New Zealand English
Grammar and beyond
Editors
| Macquarie University
| University of NSW
| Macquarie University
This anthology brings together fresh corpus-based research by international scholars. It contrasts southern and northern hemisphere usage on variable elements of morphology and syntax. The nineteen invited papers include topics such as irregular verb parts, pronouns, modal and quasimodal verbs, the perfect tense, the progressive aspect, and mandative subjunctives. Lexicogrammatical elements are discussed: light verbs (e.g. have a look), informal quantifiers (e.g. heaps of), no-collocations, concord with government and other group nouns, alternative verb complementation (as with help, prevent), zero complementizers and connective adverbs (e.g. however). Selected information-structuring devices are analyzed, e.g. there is/are, like as a discourse marker, final but as a turn-taking device, and swearwords. Australian and New Zealand use of hypocoristics and changes in gendered expressions are also analyzed. The two varieties pattern together in some cases, in others they diverge: Australian English is usually more committed to colloquial variants in speech and writing. The book demonstrates linguistic endonormativity in these two southern hemisphere Englishes.
[Varieties of English Around the World, G39] 2009. x, 406 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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List of abbreviations | p. vii
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List of contributors | pp. ix–x
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ProloguePeter Collins | pp. 1–10
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Section I. Morphology
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Irregular verbs: Regularization and ongoing variabilityPam Peters | pp. 13–30
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Pronoun formsHeidi Quinn | pp. 31–48
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Hypocoristics in New Zealand and Australian EnglishDianne Bardsley and Jane Simpson | pp. 49–70
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Section II. Verbs and verb phrases
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Modals and quasi-modalsPeter Collins | pp. 73–88
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The perfect and the preterite in Australian and New Zealand EnglishJohan Elsness | pp. 89–114
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The progressivePeter Collins | pp. 115–124
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The mandative subjunctive in spoken EnglishPam Peters | pp. 125–138
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Light verbs in Australian, New Zealand and British EnglishAdam Smith | pp. 139–154
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Section III. Nouns and noun phrases
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Non-numerical quantifiersAdam Smith | pp. 159–180
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From chairman to chairwoman to chairperson: Exploring the move from sexist usages to gender neutralityJanet Holmes, Robert J. Sigley and Agnes Terraschke | pp. 181–202
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Section IV. Clauses and sentences
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Concord with collective nouns in Australian and New Zealand EnglishMarianne Hundt | pp. 205–222
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No in the lexicogrammar of EnglishPam Peters and Yasmin Funk | pp. 223–240
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Zero complementizer, syntactic context, and regional varietyKate Kearns | pp. 241–260
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Infinitival and gerundial complementsChristian Mair | pp. 261–274
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Commas and connective adverbsPeter G. Peterson | pp. 275–290
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Section V. Discourse
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Information-packaging constructionsPeter Collins | pp. 293–314
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Like and other discourse markersJim Miller | pp. 315–336
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Final but in Australian English conversationJean Mulder, Sandra A. Thompson and Cara Penry Williams | pp. 337–358
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SwearingKeith Allan and Kate Burridge | pp. 359–384
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EpiloguePam Peters | pp. 385–398
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Index | pp. 401–406
“This book provides much carefully analysed data for the scholar. At the same time, it would give senior undergraduates an excellent indication of the range of material that is covered by the linguistic area 'grammar and beyond'.”
Margaret Maclagan, University of Canterbury, in English World-Wide 33(2): 112-115
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BIC Subject: CF/2ABU – Linguistics/Australian English
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General