Topicalization in Asian Englishes: Forms, Functions, and Frequencies of a Fronting Construction

by Sven Leuckert

Book Overview

Shortlisted for the 2020 ESSE Book Award in English Language and Linguistics

This monograph is the first comprehensive study of topicalization in Asian second-language varieties of English and provides an in-depth analysis of the forms, functions, and frequencies of topicalization in four Asian Englishes. Topicalization, that is, the sentence-initial placement of constituents other than the subject, has been found...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367662337
• ISBN13: 9780367662332
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"