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Extension Particles, Etc.

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Dubois, Sylvie – Language Variation and Change, 1992

A study of the use of phrase-terminal extension particles in Montreal (Canada) French analyzed composition, sociodemographic patterns of occurrence, and discourse functions of 76 particle types in 4 distinct classes. (MSE)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), French

On Resolving Disagreement: Linguistic Theory and Variation--"There's Bridges."

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Meechan, Marjory; Foley, Michele – Language Variation and Change, 1994

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…

Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Variation