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The Pluperfect in Native and Non-Native English: A Comparative Corpus Study.
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Sharma, Devyani – Language Variation and Change, 2001
Examines a case of dialectal variation in a subpart of the tense-modality aspect system of Indian English. Focuses on functions associated with an existing form: the use of the pluperfect "had" + V-"ed" construction. Contrasts this usage with that of British and American English. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Language Usage
Yod Deletion in Fiji English: Phonological Shibboleth or L2 English?
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Tent, Jan – Language Variation and Change, 2001
Discusses one pronunciation feature shared by the vast majority of speakers of English in Fiji: the deletion of yod in non-primary stressed /Cju/ syllables. Considers variation in yod pronunciation according to ethnicity, age, gender, and education and examines whether yod deletion is a phonological shibboleth of Fiji English or merely a feature…
Descriptors: Age, English (Second Language), Ethnicity, Foreign Countries