Linguistic Perspectives on a Variable English Morpheme Let's talk ab
This book investigates –s marking in English verbs, specifically its manifestations in main verbs, in the past tense of BE, and in existential constructions. It embraces the many ways in which –s marking varies across the English speaking world, and consi
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nguistic Perspectives on a Variable English Morpheme “Who would have thought there was so much to say about verbal –s? In this engrossing book Laura Rupp and David Britain tie together an immense body of work from historical linguistics, formal linguistics, functional linguistics and sociolinguistics to propose a coherent and convincing account of the linguistic, social and discourse-pragmatic meanings conveyed by verbal –s. Their remarkable feat points to an entirely new way of thinking about English morphology. This book is essential reading!” —Prof. Jenny Cheshire, Department of Linguistics, Queen Mary, University of London, UK “This state-of-the-art book on verbal-s is a tour de force that will engage scholars interested in novel accounts of the phenomenon’s development or who want to understand its morpho-syntax alongside its social and functional versatility in diverse English dialects from East Anglia to the Antipodes. The authors’ approach is unique in utilising diachronic, formal, functional and variationist models to address the ‘Iconicity Hypothesis’, which proves crucial for explaining the spatial and temporal adaptability of verbal –s.” —Prof. Karen Corrigan, School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University, UK
Laura Rupp · David Britain
Linguistic Perspectives on a Variable English Morpheme Let’s talk about –s
Laura Rupp Faculty of Humanities Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands
David Britain Department of English University of Bern Bern, Switzerland
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