Copula less, non verbal predication in colloquial singapore english and the general anchoring condition

... the finite copula exhibits a range of syntactic and interpretive differences from the non- finite form, and argues that the finite be is inserted straight into syntax at Infl, while the non- finite ... CONCLUDING REMARKS 89 REFERENCES 91 viii SUMMARY OF THESIS This thesis examines the phenomenon of copula- omission in non- verbal predication in Colloquial Singa...

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... properties of the copula in Colloquial Singapore English 1.2 The Copula in Colloquial Singapore English It is widely attested in many parts of the literature on Colloquial Singapore English (henceforth, ... the copula in Colloquial Singapore English (CSE) The copula is omitted in several contexts in CSE; however, its omission is often described as ‘...

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... between the Indian English spoken by an Indian in India and the Singaporean English spoken by an Indian in Singapore While older Singaporean Indians could still be recognized as Indian English speakers; ... lived in Singapore However, as Singapore grew, there was a shift in the status of the various languages in Singapore English became the language of prestige and a...

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... FEATURES IN RESPONSES VIA ENGLISH AND THE EQUIVALENT EXPRESSIONS IN VIETNAMESE (Nghiên cứu đặc điểm ngôn điệu phản hồi thông qua tiếng Anh thể tương đương tiếng Việt) MA Minor Programme Thesis ... The thesis is about the prosodic features in responses via English and equivalent expressions in Vietnamese so that all...

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... the research In particular, it describes the research questions, participants, data collection and data analysis framework * Chapter 3: Findings This chapter presents findings on intonation in ... in agreeing and disagreeing responses of teacher and students in class context Part C Conclusion The last part will summarize the over all of the study and provide li...

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... Implementing Adopting Release, infra note 32, at section II.A 26 Exemptions for Advisers to Venture Capital Funds, Private Fund Advisers with Less than $150 Million in Assets under Management, and Foreign ... shareholders at the demand of the venture capital fund1 97 or for returning capital to the fund, 198 and not, for example, def...

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... relevant, and key literature regarding NCDs in Cameroon Burden of chronic non-communicable diseases In Cameroon, chronic diseases (including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory diseases, and ... Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Cameroon burden, determinants and current policies Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui 1*, Andre P Kengne Hubert Department o...

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... analysis In this study, a response was everything an informant said in responding to a situation in order to make a gift offer or a response to a gift offer, which can be an utterance or a number ... offers from cross-cultural communication perspective As a result of that, to seek a proper answer of what and how to say to offer a gift and...

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... of expressing unexpectedness in CSE This is followed by Chapter 7, which consolidates the discussion in the previous chapter and links the findings in this study to similar findings found in ... borrow books how? A distinction between CSE how and Standard English how should be made While the Standard English how aims to elicit information about the way something was...

Ngày tải lên: 16/10/2015, 11:59

... chapter A Contrastive Analysis between the Verb ‘Run’ in English and the Verb ‘Chạy’ in Vietnamese 11 CHAPTER A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE VERB ‘RUN’ IN ENGLISH AND THE VERB ‘CHẠY’ IN ... synonyms, and idioms Chapter 2: A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE VERB ‘RUN’ IN ENGLISH AND THE VERB ‘CHẠY’ IN...

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... options Educational intervention on water and sanitation: 199 5-1 997 The educational intervention on water and sanitation was conducted in Bauniabad and selected poor settlements in rural area of Dhaka ... using pit latrines and hand pumps which were installed at the beginning of the establishment of Bauniabad area The main activities included; (i) a baseli...

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... agents) and the notion of respecting the inherent “dignity” of all agents (treating people as ends -in- themselves and willing from the standpoint of the “kingdom of ends”) gave Kant, so he thought, the ... point in all his writings on moral philosophy, and particularly in both the Critique of Practical Reason and the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals In...

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