Quotation in Indigenised and Learner English: A Sociolinguistic Account of Variation

by Julia Davydova

Quotative marking in modern English is a highly dynamic domain which has been undergoing progressive expansion, with newcomer variants, notably quotative be like, entering the scene and restructuring the entire system. Given that this feature is being put foward by the younger generation in native-speaker communities, the crucial question is, How do younger speakers living in different parts of the non-Anglophone world appropriate this feature...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501515659
• ISBN13: 9781501515651
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary