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Alternation of must, have to, and need to in English as a lingua franca

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the grammatical variability of modal auxiliary verbs in English as a lingua franca. Focusing on the ongoing change must, have to, and need to, this research utilizes two spoken corpora: the Vienna–Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE) and the Asian Corpus of English (ACE).
Chunyuan Nie, Lea Meriläinen, Mikko Laitinen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moderation with a latent class variable: A tutorial and example. [PDF]

Behav Res Methods
Arch DAN, Nylund-Gibson K, Ing M.
europepmc   +1 more source

The [ADJ + as] intensifier construction in Māori English/Aotearoa English

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract We introduce the Waikato Māori English Conversation (MEC) corpus, which consists of 43 dyadic conversations between 49 young adults who self‐recorded informal conversations with close friends, in their own homes, with no topic of conversation specified (83 hours of dialogue; nearly 800,000 words).
Andreea S. Calude, Hēmi Whaanga
wiley   +1 more source

Content-function word production in Mandarin-speaking Broca's aphasia: a generative approach. [PDF]

Front Neurosci
Ma S, Chang H, Xi Y, Hu M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Superlative Objoid Constructions in British and American English

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates regional variation in Superlative Objoid constructions (SOCs) and their prepositional variant (at‐SOCs). SOCs combine a possessive pronoun with a superlative adjective. These function as manner‐degree modifiers in a context where the possessive is in postverbal position and correlative with the subject, as in they tried
Tamara Bouso, Marianne Hundt
wiley   +1 more source

A question best addressed in moderation: Religious affiliation and religious/spiritual importance predicting alcohol consumption in Canadians. [PDF]

PLoS One
Speed D, Lamont A, Earle E, Yang S.
europepmc   +1 more source

THE SYNTAX OF PREDICATE NOMINALS

ENGLISH LINGUISTICS, 1992
openaire   +1 more source

English address terms in Australian, British and North American English on Twitter/X

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyses address terms on Twitter/X across three English‐speaking regions: Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Using a random sample, we examine the frequency and regional distribution of address forms, including @‐mentions, vocatives, titles, kinship terms and greetings.
Martin Schweinberger, Amir Sheikhan
wiley   +1 more source

The Cross-Linguistic Coordination of Overt Attention and Speech Production as Evidence for a Language of Vision. [PDF]

Cogn Sci
Coco MI, Fernandes EG, Arai M, Keller F.
europepmc   +1 more source

6 The syntax of nominals and particles

, 2023
openaire   +1 more source