Copula deletion in colloquial singapore english

... 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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... 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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... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 02/10/2015, 15:50

... 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...

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... the aims and scope of the current study, and the significance of the study 1.2.1 Singapore English and discourse particles New Englishes such as Singapore English are newly emerging languages ... account of discourse particles in Singapore English requires an account of the cognitive processes involved in interpreting them in discourse In the next se...

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... sai jiak? (What things cannot eat?) What things cannot be eaten? Yi buay sai jiak (Ants cannot eat.) Ants cannot be eaten Mandarin (Interrogative): Ji shi kai shi? (What time start?) Mandarin ... important factors in the linguistic ecology of Singapore: the “population change in historical context”, the local languages of the main segments of the population” and the “lingua...

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... through the application of the model in assessing the English version of the Law on Investment 2005 of Vietnam and conclusions based on the findings Finally, implications for translating Vietnamese ... at assessing the quality of the English translation of the Law on Investment of Vietnam Therefore, a set of parameters for a...

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... INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR (2005) EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS USED IN TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF HARIPUR DISTRICT Submitted ... successful in each and every sphere of this mortal life APPROVAL SHEET The thesis entitled Evaluation of instructional method used in teaching of English In...

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... regional differences in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary in the United States and Canada There are naturally hundred of such differences But in spite of these differences, North Americans not ... understanding one another, even if they come from places that are as far as, say, the northern part of Canada and the south Texas The linguistic differences are simply not great...

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... Allegories of Union in Irish and English writing English discursive violence, another legacy of the rhetoric of empire as it has been institutionalized in ways of speaking and writing, learning ... resurrected for close study texts that scholars in English studies might prefer to forget, and that some in Irish studies would dismiss out of  Allegories...

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... Word Groups Containing Spring/Autumn Containing Xuân/Thu and Other Words 4.3.2.1 Lexical- Semantic Features of English Word Groups a) Word Groups Containing Xuân (WGCX) and Others Containing only ... Collecting and classifying data investigation are methods of collecting data Observation and - Analyzing data investigation techniques can be part of q...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:16

... Denoting Head N+Adj+Pron Nominal groups HeadN+Adj(+Prep)+NNG Human Inner Feelings in Published Diaries HeadN+AG+Prep+Pron 4.2.1.1 Word Group "X+Head+Ø" Head V+Adj/AG/NG Human Inner Feelings in ... Conj+HeadV2+Pron+PG Adv+Head V+PG GROUPS Aux+Head Adj+PG Adv+Head Adj+AG PUBLISHED Adv+Head Adj+N VIETNAMESE Adv+Adv+Head 4.3.1 Conceptual Metaphorical Features of Wor...

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