The 'intrusive as'-construction in South Asian varieties of English

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ID2293673
AuthorsClaudia Lange (0009-0006-9698-1799, Dresden University of Technology Department of English and American Studies 01062 Dresden Germany, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume35
Issue1
Pages133-146
Publication date2016-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Englishes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/weng.12173
OpenAlexW1832483077
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

It has been observed (Nihalani et al. 1979; Yadurajan 2001) that Indian English differs from other varieties of English in that it allows 'intrusive as' in complex-transitive constructions, especially with the verbs call, name and term. However, the construction is not restricted to Indian English, but represents a pan-South Asian feature that is gaining ground in the written language across South Asian varieties of English. This paper will provide a corpus-based analysis of the forms, functions and distribution of 'intrusive as'-constructions in South Asian Englishes, and consider possible motivations for this innovation in verb complementation patterns

Ethnology · Feature (linguistics · Indian English · Linguistics · South asia · Transitive relation · Varieties of English · Verb · World Englishes · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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