Non-canonical syntax in an Expanding Circle variety

IF 0.8 4区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

English World-Wide Pub Date : 2020-02-24 DOI:10.1075/eww.00039.leu

S. Leuckert, S. Rüdiger

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Abstract This paper analyzes fronting constructions in spoken Korean(ized) English. Non-canonical syntax is an important means of structuring discourse, but its use by speakers of Expanding Circle Englishes has so far received only insufficient attention in studies of World Englishes. Taking a corpus-linguistic approach, this study determines to which extent topicalization and left-dislocation are used by South Korean speakers of English in informal conversations. In our explanation of the results, which show that fronting constructions are clearly part of the Korean English repertoire albeit used with varying frequencies, we mainly draw on notions of language contact (i.e. Korean as the substrate being a topic-prominent language) and language acquisition processes.

查看原文本刊更多论文

扩展圈变体中的非规范语法

摘要本文分析了朝鲜语口语中的前置结构。非规范句法是构建语篇的重要手段，但在世界英语研究中，扩展圈英语使用者对非规范句法的使用一直没有得到足够的重视。本研究采用语料库语言学方法，确定了韩国英语使用者在非正式对话中使用话题化和左错位的程度。在我们对结果的解释中，我们主要借鉴了语言接触（即韩语作为主题突出语言的基底）和语言习得过程的概念。结果表明，尽管使用频率不同，但前置结构显然是朝鲜语-英语曲目的一部分。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

English World-Wide Multiple-

CiteScore

1.70

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： English World-Wide has established itself as the leading and most comprehensive journal dealing with varieties of English. The focus is on scholarly discussions of new findings in the dialectology and sociolinguistics of the English-speaking communities (native and second-language speakers), but general problems of sociolinguistics, creolistics, language planning, multilingualism and modern historical sociolinguistics are included if they have a direct bearing on modern varieties of English. Although teaching problems are normally excluded, English World-Wide provides important background information for all those involved in teaching English throughout the world.