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Arua, Arua E. – World Englishes, 1998
Describes some stable syntactic features of Swazi English. Discusses, among others, the use of the modal auxiliary "must," the use of "as to," the conflation of the emphatic "do" with the simple past tense, and dangling modifiers. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Idioms, Language Variation
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van Rooy, Bertus – World Englishes, 2006
The extension of the progressive aspect to stative verbs has been identified as a characteristic feature of New Varieties of English across the world, including the English of black South Africans (BSAfE). This paper examines the use of the progressive aspect in BSAfE, by doing a comparative analysis of three corpora of argumentative student…
Descriptors: English, Black Dialects, Language Variation, Foreign Countries
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Makalela, Leketi – World Englishes, 2004
This paper reexamines the debate over the emergence of Black South African English (BSAE) as a variety of English that is institutionalized with distinct properties. It focuses on the tense logic in Bantu languages and discourse markers that chiefly account for uniquely BSAE features. Through an indepth analysis of these linguistic properties, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Standard Spoken Usage, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), English
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Nihalani, Paroo; Lin, Tay Po – World Englishes, 1998
A study investigated the importance of three elements of intonation (tone units, key, prominence) in three readers of English radio news. Results indicate intonation is used to present the structure of information as the speaker intends it to be interpreted. Intonation functions can be categorized simply under a few discourse functions easily…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, English
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Hartford, Beverly – World Englishes, 1989
Presents an analysis of non-native English verbs of saying constructions, such as "discuss about" and "explain about," as they are realized in Nepali English. It is suggested that the analysis of Nepali English constructions offer important insights into second language acquisition and language change. (30 references)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Interference (Language)
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Goulden, Rick J. – World Englishes, 1989
The source of the similarities and differences produced by pidginization is a central question studied in Pidgin-Creole linguistics. Several explanatory approaches are discussed that have guided research in this area, including simplification, substratum, independent innovation, and universals. (27 references) (Author/OD)
Descriptors: Creoles, Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Bao, Zhiming; Wee, Lionel – World Englishes, 1998
A study investigated the syntax and semantics of the word "until" in Standard British English and Singapore English. While the word is used similarly in the two languages, it has uses in Singapore English not available in Standard Spoken English, paralleling the word "dao" in Chinese and suggesting a substrate influence that is…
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, English, English (Second Language)
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Kuha, Mai – World Englishes, 1998
Examines competition between conflicting principles in Kenyan English (animacy hierarchy and discourse pressure to place given information before new), manifested in news discourse. Results suggest some differences between spoken and written Kenyan English pointing to a tendency toward a more standard native-speaker variety in news discourse, and…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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O'Reilly, Laurie M. – World Englishes, 1998
In Bulgaria, a complex matrix of power relations governs English language education, and a triangle of international and intercultural relations between Bulgaria, United States, and United Kingdom. In the context of the changing economic and political milieu of central and eastern Europe, a study examines how Bulgaria fits into the emerging…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, English, English (Second Language)