New-dialect formation in Canada : evidence from the English modal auxiliaries /
This book details the development of eleven modal auxiliaries in late 18th- and 19th-century Canadian English in a framework of new-dialect formation. The study assesses features of the modal auxiliaries, tracing influences to British and American input varieties, parallel developments, or Canadian...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2008.
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| Series: | Studies in language companion series ;
v. 97. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
