Hypothetical modality : grammaticalisation in an L2 dialect

Debra Ziegeler
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., c2000

ISBN: 1556199376

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Book description
This book is a revised version of the PhD thesis: Aspects of the Grammaticalisation of Hypothetical Modality, which the author completed in 1997 at Monash University, and has been updated with a new study (Chapter 3), undertaken after the original thesis was written.
This book investigates the differences in grammar used by English native speakers and other speakers of English as a second language. The examples used in the book was based on studies on the use of English by Singaporeans who have Chinese-Mandarin origin. Discussed in detail was the emphasis on the uses of "would" and "will".

About the author
Debra Ziegeler, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. She obtained her PhD in 1997 at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

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