
Contents
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1. Introduction 1. Introduction
-
2. Construction grammar and coercion 2. Construction grammar and coercion
-
2.1 Construction Grammar 2.1 Construction Grammar
-
2.2 Coercion 2.2 Coercion
-
-
3. The challenge of variation in World Englishes 3. The challenge of variation in World Englishes
-
3.1 Constructions in World Englishes 3.1 Constructions in World Englishes
-
3.2 Variation in the Use of the Bare Nominal 3.2 Variation in the Use of the Bare Nominal
-
-
4. Analysis 4. Analysis
-
Notes Notes
-
References References
-
-
-
-
-
35 Are Constructions Dialect-Proof? The Challenge of English Variational Data for Construction Grammar Research
Get accessDebra Ziegeler is Professor of English Linguistics at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3. General areas of her research interest include the cognitive semantics and grammaticalization of modality, Gricean pragmatics, and construction-based approaches, though she has also been repeatedly compelled to return to the study of counterfactual modality and proximative adverbs for over 15 years. Publications include the books Hypothetical Modality. Grammaticalisation in an L2 Dialect (Benjamins, 2000), Interfaces with English Aspect (Benjamins, 2006) and just released, Converging Grammars. Constructions in Singapore English (Mouton, 2015).
-
Published:05 December 2014
Cite
Abstract
The present chapter outlines the possible problems that may arise from applying a construction grammar approach to the study of international dialects of English. Using Singapore English as a base for comparison, it discusses construction types such as the progressive construction, the ‘false’ transitive construction, and the bare nominal construction (BNC), raising the question whether constructions in contact situations can be seen as constructions of the lexifier source language or the substrate languages which usually provide the syntactic source for the construction type. It also approaches the notion of ‘coercion’ often associated with construction analysis, and proposes that such a notion need not be evoked at all, given the hypothesis of ‘merger’ constructions, which in many cases can justify the selection of an ambiguous syntactic form across dialects by accommodating two (allo-construction) variants of the same construction type.
Sign in
Personal account
- Sign in with email/username & password
- Get email alerts
- Save searches
- Purchase content
- Activate your purchase/trial code
- Add your ORCID iD
Purchase
Our books are available by subscription or purchase to libraries and institutions.
Purchasing informationMonth: | Total Views: |
---|---|
October 2022 | 7 |
December 2022 | 5 |
January 2023 | 2 |
February 2023 | 4 |
March 2023 | 7 |
April 2023 | 1 |
May 2023 | 1 |
June 2023 | 4 |
July 2023 | 2 |
August 2023 | 1 |
September 2023 | 4 |
October 2023 | 2 |
November 2023 | 6 |
December 2023 | 1 |
March 2024 | 1 |
April 2024 | 1 |
May 2024 | 3 |
June 2024 | 2 |
July 2024 | 6 |
August 2024 | 2 |
September 2024 | 4 |
November 2024 | 2 |
January 2025 | 2 |
March 2025 | 6 |
April 2025 | 2 |
Get help with access
Institutional access
Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways:
IP based access
Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account.
Sign in through your institution
Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Shibboleth/Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institution’s website and Oxford Academic.
If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institution’s website, please contact your librarian or administrator.
Sign in with a library card
Enter your library card number to sign in. If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian.
Society Members
Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways:
Sign in through society site
Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. If you see ‘Sign in through society site’ in the sign in pane within a journal:
If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society.
Sign in using a personal account
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. See below.
Personal account
A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions.
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members.
Viewing your signed in accounts
Click the account icon in the top right to:
Signed in but can't access content
Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.
Institutional account management
For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.