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Back to topThe Influence of the Lexifier: Beyond Grammaticalization in Singapore English (Language Contact and Bilingualism [Lcb] #29) (Hardcover)
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The study of language contact in the "new" English varieties is frequently influenced by sociolinguistic approaches and reference to substrate languages but much less often to functionally-based contact linguistic theory. In The Influence of the Lexifier, Ziegeler applies grammaticalization and other explanations of language change to many under-researched features of Singapore English, highlighting the role of the co-existing lexifier in the unique contact setting of Singapore.