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Comparative studies in Australian and New Zealand English : grammar and beyond / edited by Pam Peters, Peter Collins, Adam Smith.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Varieties of English around the world. General series ; ; v. 39.Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: x, 406 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9027248990
  • 9789027248992
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 427.994 22
LOC classification:
  • PE3601 .C66 2009
Contents:
Prologue / Peter Collins -- Section I. Morphology. Irregular verbs : regularization and ongoing variability / Pam Peters. Pronoun forms / Heidi Quinn. Hypocoristics in New Zealand and Australian English / Dianne Bardsley & Jane Simpson -- Section II. Verbs and verb phrases. Modals and quasi-modals / Peter Collins. The perfect and the preterite in Australian and New Zealand English / Johan Elsness. The progressive / Peter Collins. The mandative subjunctive in spoken English / Pam Peters. Light verbs in Australian, New Zealand and British English / Adam Smith -- Section III. Nouns and noun phrases. Non-numerical quantifiers / Adam Smith. From chairwoman to chairperson : exploring the move from sexist usages to gender neutrality / Janet Holmes, Robert Sigley & Agnes Terraschke -- Section IV. Clauses and sentences. Concord with collective nouns in Australian and New Zealand English / Marianne Hundt. No in the lexicogrammar of English / Pam Peters & Yasmin Funk. Zero complementizer, syntactic context, and regional variety / Kate Kearns. Infinitival and gerundial complements / Christian Mair. Commas and connective adverbs / Peter G. Peterson -- Section V. Discourse. Information-packaging constructions / Peter Collins. Like and other discourse markers / Jim Miller. Final but in Australian English conversation / Jean Mulder, Sandra A. Thompson & Cara Penry Williams. Swearing / Keith Allan & Kate Burridge -- Epilogue / Pam Peters -- --
Prologue / Peter Collins --
Section I: Morphology -- Irregular verbs : regularization and ongoing variability / Pam Peters -- Pronoun forms / Heidi Quinn -- Hypocoristics in New Zealand and Australian English / Dianne Bardsley & Jane Simpson -- Section II: Verbs and verb phrases -- Modals and quasi-modals / Peter Collins -- The perfect and the preterite in Australian and New Zealand English / Johan Elsness -- The progressive / Peter Collins -- The mandative subjunctive in spoken English / Pam Peters -- Light verbs in Australian, New Zealand and British English / Adam Smith --
Section III: Non-numerical quantifiers / Adam Smith -- From chairman to chairwoman to chairperson : exploring the move from sexist usages to gender neutrality / Janet Holmes, Robert Sigley & Agnes Terraschke -- Section IV: Concord with collective nouns in Australian and New Zealand English / Marianne Hundt -- No in the lexicogrammar of English / Pam Peters & Yasmin Funk -- Zero complementizer, syntatic content, and regional variety / Kate Kearns -- Infinitival and gerundial complements / Christine Mair -- Commas and connective adverbs / Peter G. Peterson --
Section V: Information packaging constructions / Peter Collins -- Like and other discourse markers / Jim Miller -- Final but in Australian English conversation / Jean Mulder, Sandra A. Thompson & Cara Penry Williams -- Swearing / Keith Allan & Kate Burridge -- Epilogue / Pam Peters.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue / Peter Collins -- Section I. Morphology. Irregular verbs : regularization and ongoing variability / Pam Peters. Pronoun forms / Heidi Quinn. Hypocoristics in New Zealand and Australian English / Dianne Bardsley & Jane Simpson -- Section II. Verbs and verb phrases. Modals and quasi-modals / Peter Collins. The perfect and the preterite in Australian and New Zealand English / Johan Elsness. The progressive / Peter Collins. The mandative subjunctive in spoken English / Pam Peters. Light verbs in Australian, New Zealand and British English / Adam Smith -- Section III. Nouns and noun phrases. Non-numerical quantifiers / Adam Smith. From chairwoman to chairperson : exploring the move from sexist usages to gender neutrality / Janet Holmes, Robert Sigley & Agnes Terraschke -- Section IV. Clauses and sentences. Concord with collective nouns in Australian and New Zealand English / Marianne Hundt. No in the lexicogrammar of English / Pam Peters & Yasmin Funk. Zero complementizer, syntactic context, and regional variety / Kate Kearns. Infinitival and gerundial complements / Christian Mair. Commas and connective adverbs / Peter G. Peterson -- Section V. Discourse. Information-packaging constructions / Peter Collins. Like and other discourse markers / Jim Miller. Final but in Australian English conversation / Jean Mulder, Sandra A. Thompson & Cara Penry Williams. Swearing / Keith Allan & Kate Burridge -- Epilogue / Pam Peters -- --

Prologue / Peter Collins --

Section I: Morphology -- Irregular verbs : regularization and ongoing variability / Pam Peters -- Pronoun forms / Heidi Quinn -- Hypocoristics in New Zealand and Australian English / Dianne Bardsley & Jane Simpson -- Section II: Verbs and verb phrases -- Modals and quasi-modals / Peter Collins -- The perfect and the preterite in Australian and New Zealand English / Johan Elsness -- The progressive / Peter Collins -- The mandative subjunctive in spoken English / Pam Peters -- Light verbs in Australian, New Zealand and British English / Adam Smith --

Section III: Non-numerical quantifiers / Adam Smith -- From chairman to chairwoman to chairperson : exploring the move from sexist usages to gender neutrality / Janet Holmes, Robert Sigley & Agnes Terraschke -- Section IV: Concord with collective nouns in Australian and New Zealand English / Marianne Hundt -- No in the lexicogrammar of English / Pam Peters & Yasmin Funk -- Zero complementizer, syntatic content, and regional variety / Kate Kearns -- Infinitival and gerundial complements / Christine Mair -- Commas and connective adverbs / Peter G. Peterson --

Section V: Information packaging constructions / Peter Collins -- Like and other discourse markers / Jim Miller -- Final but in Australian English conversation / Jean Mulder, Sandra A. Thompson & Cara Penry Williams -- Swearing / Keith Allan & Kate Burridge -- Epilogue / Pam Peters.

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