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Autor/inn/en | Meechan, Marjory; Foley, Michele |
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Titel | On Resolving Disagreement: Linguistic Theory and Variation--"There's Bridges." |
Quelle | In: Language Variation and Change, 6 (1994) 1, S.63-85Infoseite zur Zeitschrift |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0954-3945 |
Schlagwörter | Educational Attainment; Foreign Countries; Grammar; Language Variation; Linguistic Theory; North American English; Speech Communication; Standard Spoken Usage; Structural Analysis (Linguistics); Syntax; Canada |
Abstract | Using variationist methodology, this study analyzed natural speech data from 31 speakers of standard Canadian English and found an overwhelming preference for singular agreement in existentials. Contrary to predictions, this was not linked to a determiner-based structural distinction but rather to the form of the copula and the speaker's level of education. (MDM) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |