Comparative studies in Australian and New Zealand English :  grammar and beyond / 
edited by Pam Peters, Peter Collins, Adam Smith. 
 - x, 406 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
 - Varieties of English around the world. General series,  v. 39  0172-7362 ; .
 - Varieties of English around the world.  General series ;  v. 39. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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 --  Morphology --  Irregular verbs : regularization and ongoing variability /  Pronoun forms /  Hypocoristics in New Zealand and Australian English /  Verbs and verb phrases --  Modals and quasi-modals /  The perfect and the preterite in Australian and New Zealand English /  The progressive /  The mandative subjunctive in spoken English /  Light verbs in Australian, New Zealand and British English /  Pam Peters --  Heidi Quinn --  Dianne Bardsley & Jane Simpson --  Peter Collins --  Johan Elsness --  Peter Collins --  Pam Peters --  Adam Smith --  Section I:  Section II:  Non-numerical quantifiers /  From chairman to chairwoman to chairperson : exploring the move from sexist usages to gender neutrality /  Concord with collective nouns in Australian and New Zealand English /  No in the lexicogrammar of English /  Zero complementizer, syntatic content, and regional variety /  Infinitival and gerundial complements /  Commas and connective adverbs /  Adam Smith --  Janet Holmes, Robert Sigley & Agnes Terraschke --  Marianne Hundt --  Pam Peters & Yasmin Funk --  Kate Kearns --  Christine Mair --  Peter G. Peterson --  Section III:  Section IV:  Information packaging constructions /  Like and other discourse markers /  Final but in Australian English conversation /  Swearing /  Epilogue /  Peter Collins --  Jim Miller --  Jean Mulder, Sandra A. Thompson & Cara Penry Williams --  Keith Allan & Kate Burridge --  Pam Peters.  Section V: 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9027248990 9789027248992 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009011793 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Grammar.--Australia<br/>English language--Grammar.--New Zealand<br/>Grammar, Comparative and general<br/>Language and culture
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE3601  / .C66 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>427.994