List of tables
Table 1.Population break down by ethnic origin in Saipan
Table 2.Reason for sample population: Age
Table 3.Actual sample population
Table 4.Summary of extra-linguistic factors for the analysis of the future temporal
reference system in Saipanese English
Table 5.Lexical set for Saipanese English
Table 6.Historical perspective on developments of future temporal reference
forms
Table 7.Sample design for the English future temporal reference system
Table 8.Distribution of variants of future temporal reference in Saipanese English
before exclusions
Table 9.Predictions for stages of grammaticalization of be going
to
Table 10.Summary of intra-linguistic factors for the analysis of the future temporal
reference system in Saipanese English
Table 11.Distribution of variants of future temporal reference in Saipanese English
after exclusions
Table 12.Comparison of rates of be going to in Saipanese English with
other English varieties
Table 13.Summary of effects of intra- and extra-linguistic factors on future temporal
reference
Table 14.Summary of the effects of predictors on the choice of future temporal
reference variants in Saipanese English
Table 15.Predictions for stages of grammaticalization of be
like
Table 16.Summary of intra-linguistic factors for the analysis of the quotative system
in Saipanese English
Table 17.Overall distribution of quotatives in Saipanese English
Table 18.Summary of effects of intra- and extra-linguistic factors on quotative choice
in Saipanese English
Table 19.Summary of the effects of predictors on quotative choice in Saipanese
English
Table 20.Comparison of rates of be like in Saipanese English with
other English varieties