Hong Kong English : exploring lexicogrammar and discourse from a corpus-linguistic perspective /: exploring lexicogrammar and discourse from a corpus-linguistic perspective. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: May Wong.
• Authors: Wong, May Lai-Yin, 1976-
• Contents: Chapter 1. Hong Kong English: an overview -- PART I: LEXICOGRAMMAR -- Chapter 2. Tag questions -- Chapter 3. Collective nouns -- PART II: DISCOURSE -- Chapter 4. Expressions of gratitude -- Chapter 5. Code-mixing of indigenous Cantonese words into English -- Chapter 6. Linguistic variation in digital discourse: the case of blogs -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Indigenous Cantonese expressions in ICE-HK -- Appendix 2. Positive and negative keywords of blogs in Hong Kong English.
• Publisher Details: London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 213 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 420; Linguistics; English language -- Dialects -- China -- Hong Kong; Language and languages; Discourse analysis; Lexicology; Corpora (Linguistics); Linguistic change; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General; Corpora (Linguistics); Discourse analysis; Language and languages; Lexicology; Linguistic change; Linguistics; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics; Foreign Language Study -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Vocabulary; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Pragmatics; Historical & comparative linguistics; Semantics & pragmatics; Discourse analysis; Corpora (Linguistics); South Asian Languages; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Linguistics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137519641; 1137519649; 1137519630
• Related ISBNs: 9781137519634
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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