The Present Perfect in World Englishes

Autor/inn/en	Yao, Xinyue; Collins, Peter
Titel	The Present Perfect in World Englishes
Quelle	In: World Englishes, 31 (2012) 3, S.386-403 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-2919
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-971X.2012.01756.x
Schlagwörter	Language Variation; North American English; Computational Linguistics; Language Styles; Grammar; News Reporting; Academic Discourse; Writing (Composition); Diachronic Linguistics; Transfer of Training; Linguistic Input; Geographic Location; Proximity; Cultural Influences; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Cultural Context; Australia; Canada; Hong Kong; India; Kenya; New Zealand; Philippines; Singapore; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachenvielfalt; Amerikanisches Englisch; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Sprachstil; Grammatik; News report; Reportage; Discourse; Diskurs; Schreibübung; Diachronische Sprachbetrachtung; Historische Linguistik; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Sprachbildung; Lebensnähe; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Australien; Kanada; Hongkong; Indien; Kenia; Neuseeland; Philippinen; Singapur; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper reports on a comprehensive corpus-based study of regional and stylistic variation in the distribution of the English present perfect. The data represents ten English varieties of both the Inner Circle and Outer Circle, covering four major text types: conversation, news reportage, academic and fictional writing. The results are discussed in light of the finding that the present perfect has been losing ground to the preterit since Late Modern English, a tendency which is possibly influenced by a process of colloquialization and which is most prominent in American English. The study shows that the distribution of the present perfect (along with the preterit) in most of the English varieties investigated can be placed on a continuum with British English (BrE) and American English (AmE) lying at its two opposite ends. The findings are suggestive of the influence of a combination of various factors including substrate transfer, different degrees of colloquialization, historical input, and geographical and cultural proximity. (Contains 9 figures, 2 notes and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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