A topic which I want to know more about – preposition placement in finite WH-relative clauses in World Englishes

IF 0.9 2区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

English Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-03-15 DOI:10.1017/s1360674323000667

VICTORIA MUẞEMANN

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Abstract

The present article analyzes the use of preposition stranding (the world which we live in) and pied-piping (the world in which we live) in finite WH-relative clauses in twelve varieties of English. In the light of previous studies, it assumes that the strength of processing constraints and formality effects that drive speakers’ constructional choices should correlate with Dynamic Model stages (Schneider 2007). However, drawing on data from the International Corpus of English (ICE) and using mixed-effects logistic regression analysis, the study shows that processing factors affect speakers of all Dynamic Model stages in a very similar way. At the same time, clear differences between variety stages are observed with respect to formality and topic, which strongly affect Phases IV and V but not Phase III. These results are interpreted from a Usage-based Construction Grammar perspective.

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我想进一步了解的一个话题--世界英语中有限WH关系从句中介词的位置

本文分析了十二种英语的有限WH关系从句中介词 "stranding"（我们生活的世界）和 "pied-piping"（我们生活的世界）的使用情况。根据以往的研究，该研究假定驱动说话人构词选择的加工限制和形式效应的强度应与动态模型阶段相关（Schneider，2007 年）。然而，本研究利用国际英语语料库（ICE）的数据，并采用混合效应逻辑回归分析，结果表明加工因素对所有动态模型阶段的说话者的影响非常相似。同时，在正式性和话题方面，各阶段之间存在明显差异，正式性和话题对第四和第五阶段影响很大，但对第三阶段影响不大。我们将从基于用法的构式语法角度来解释这些结果。

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English Language & Linguistics Multiple-

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2.70

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期刊介绍： English Language and Linguistics, published twice a year, is an international journal which focuses on the description of the English language within the framework of contemporary linguistics. The journal is concerned equally with the synchronic and the diachronic aspects of English language studies and publishes articles of the highest quality which make a substantial contribution to our understanding of the structure and development of the English language and which are informed by a knowledge and appreciation of linguistic theory. English Language and Linguistics carries articles and short discussion papers or squibs on all core aspects of English, from its beginnings to the present day, including syntax, morphology, phonology, semantics, pragmatics, corpus linguistics and lexis.