Which Way? That Way? Variation and Ongoing Changes in the English Relative Clause.

Newbrook, Mark

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Publication Date: 1998

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Which Way? That Way? Variation and Ongoing Changes in the English Relative Clause.

Newbrook, Mark

World Englishes, v17 n1 p43-59 Mar 1998

Examines ways in which modern varieties of English around the world differ in eight specific aspects of relative clause formation, focusing on the theoretical implications of some of the phenomena, their likely origins, and possible explanations for cases in which features are shared by apparently unassociated varieties. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, English, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Variation, Linguistic Theory, Regional Dialects, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syntax

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Language: English

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