
Markku Filppula (ed.)
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Published online:
16 December 2013
Published in print:
27 April 2017
Online ISBN:
9780199985036
Print ISBN:
9780199777716
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1. Introduction 1. Introduction
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2. Phenomena in World Englishes 2. Phenomena in World Englishes
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2.1 Verbal Agreement 2.1 Verbal Agreement
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2.2 Aspectual Expressions 2.2 Aspectual Expressions
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2.3 Nominal Semantics 2.3 Nominal Semantics
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3. Typological Studies 3. Typological Studies
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4. The Minimalist Program 4. The Minimalist Program
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5. Optimality Theory 5. Optimality Theory
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6. Finding Semantic Universals 6. Finding Semantic Universals
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6.1 Interpretation of Nominals 6.1 Interpretation of Nominals
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6.2 Theory-Driven Data Collection 6.2 Theory-Driven Data Collection
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7. Conclusion 7. Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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References References
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5 World Englishes and Syntactic and Semantic Theory
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Vivienne Fong
Vivienne Fong
Linguistics, Stanford University
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Vivienne Fong, Stanford University
Pages
84–102
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Published:03 March 2014
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Fong, Vivienne, 'World Englishes and Syntactic and Semantic Theory', in Markku Filppula, Juhani Klemola, and Devyani Sharma (eds), The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes, Oxford Handbooks (2017; online edn, Oxford Academic, 16 Dec. 2013), https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199777716.013.018, accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
Research on the world’s Englishes presents rich data with which to test syntactic and semantic theories. This chapter discusses selected data from World Englishes that show a range of variation and quantitative patterns, and outlines three theoretical approaches to data of this type. The discussion highlights the benefits of theory-driven descriptions and theory-based studies of the syntax and semantics of World Englishes for developing unified explanations of linguistic phenomena.
Keywords:
aspect, Buckie English, Minimalist Program, nominal semantics, Optimality Theory, semantics, Singapore English, substrate languages, syntax, typology
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