The Modal Must in Philippine English: A Corpus-Based Analysis

Autor/in	David, Aika Carla M.
Titel	The Modal Must in Philippine English: A Corpus-Based Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of English as an International Language, 13 (2018) 2, S.211-218 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1718-2298
Schlagwörter	Language Variation; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Computational Linguistics; North American English; Foreign Countries; Verbs; Phrase Structure; Language Usage; Graduate Students; Linguistic Theory; Semantics; Research Papers (Students); Agricultural Colleges; Philippines + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachenvielfalt; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Amerikanisches Englisch; Ausland; Phrasenstruktur; Sprachgebrauch; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Linguistische Theorie; Semantik; Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät; Landwirtschaftliche Hochschule; Philippinen
Abstract	The present study investigated the dominant verb-phrase structure and the semantic functions of the modal "must" in research papers. It also determined whether the modal "must" conforms to or deviates from the standard modal usage in American English. A total of 122 graduate research papers were analyzed. The findings revealed that the dominant-verb phrase structure of the modal "must" was must + base form of the verb and Filipino graduate student researchers most favor the obligation/compulsion/advisability function of the modal must. Moreover, the results of the present study substantiated Morales' (2015) linguistic assumption that the obligation function of the modal must has a continuous usage in Philippine English and further confirmed the findings of Gustillo (2011) that the modal "must" in Philippine English maintains its conformity to the standard modal usage in American English. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01