Grammatical Change in the Verb Phrase in Australian English: A Corpus-based Study

Collins, Peter; Yao, Xinyue

doi:10.1080/07268602.2014.929087

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“…For those who study English as a foreign language, phrasal verbs are often thought of as a stumbling block [10]. In fact, their appearance in the language is a result of the evolution of the Indo-European verb system [4; 9] which is remarkable in all Indo-European languages, including, for example, the branch of Slavic and Baltic languages [12], the Australian English [5].…”

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Phrasal verbs: the problem of misunderstanding or knowledge systematization

Leonidovna¹

2017

NSPU Bulletin

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Phrasal verbs: the problem of misunderstanding or knowledge systematization

Leonidovna¹

2017

NSPU Bulletin

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The Use of the English Progressive Form in Discourse: An Analysis of a Corpus of Interview Data

Frazier

Koo

2019

Corpus Pragmatics

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Frequency and Variability in the Use of Modal Verbs in Zimbabwean English

Chapwanya,

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2024

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This corpus-based exploratory study examines modal verbs in Zimbabwean English (ZimE), and British English, to determine whether there are variations in use between the two varieties. Data from the ZimE corpus and the International Corpus of English Great Britain (ICE-GB) were analysed quantitatively and statistically to gain insights into how the usage patterns of modal verbs might be influenced by the usage context. Results show variations in the frequency of can and will, with the ZimE corpus registering more frequencies compared to the ICE-GB. The frequencies of could, may, might, and would were higher in the ICE-GB compared to the ZimE corpus. Overall, the ICE-GB contained more modal verbs than the ZimE corpus. In the spoken registers, results indicate that could, may, might, shall, and would occurred more in the ICE-GB, while can and will were attested more in the ZimE corpus compared to the ICE-GB. In the written registers, the ICE-GB recorded more occurrences of could, may, might, and would. A qualitative analysis was done by means of semantic interpretations of the modal verbs in different contexts. Results show the use of can be able to occurring as a modal phrase. The effects of language contact also lead to code-switching. Both results serve as possible motivations for variation. Furthermore, the use of can and will in past time contexts, and the use of the habitual will in past contexts, account for the higher overall frequencies of can and will in the ZimE corpus.

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Grammatical Change in the Verb Phrase in Australian English: A Corpus-based Study

Cited by 11 publications

References 30 publications

Phrasal verbs: the problem of misunderstanding or knowledge systematization

Phrasal verbs: the problem of misunderstanding or knowledge systematization

The Use of the English Progressive Form in Discourse: An Analysis of a Corpus of Interview Data

Frequency and Variability in the Use of Modal Verbs in Zimbabwean English

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