دانلود کتاب Topicalization in Asian Englishes: Forms, Functions, and Frequencies of a Fronting Construction

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Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
Notes
2 Approaching topicalization
2.1 Topics
2.1.1 Origin and history
2.1.2 Givenness
2.1.3 Aboutness
2.1.4 Defining ‘topic’
2.2 Topicalization
2.2.1 Establishing a framework for topicalization
2.2.2 An expanded concept of topicalization
2.2.3 Topicalization as a non-canonical construction
2.2.4 Discourse functions of topicalization
Emphasis and contrast
Topic continuity and topic shifting
2.3 Summary
Notes
3 Topic-prominence in Asian contact languages
3.1 Word-order typology
3.2 Li and Thompson’s classification of languages
3.3 Ratings of individual languages and language families
3.3.1 Rating procedure
3.3.2 Indo-Aryan languages
Hindi
Bangla
Marathi
3.3.3 Dravidian languages
Telugu
Tamil
Kannada
3.3.4 Sinitic languages
Mandarin
Cantonese
3.3.5 Austronesian languages
Malay
Tagalog
3.4 Summary
Notes
4 Development and variety status of four Asian Englishes
4.1 Analysing World Englishes
4.1.1 Earlier models
4.1.2 The Dynamic Model
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
Demographics of India
The status of IndE
IndE in the Dynamic Model
Demographics of Singapore
The status of SinE
SinE in the Dynamic Model
Demographics of Hong Kong
The status of HKE
HKE in the Dynamic Model
Demographics of the Philippines
The status of PhilE
PhilE in the Dynamic Model
4.2 Introducing the varieties
4.2.1 Indian English
4.2.2 Singapore English
4.2.3 Hong Kong English
4.2.4 Philippine English
4.3 Summary
Notes
5 Corpus analysis: Data basis and methodology
5.1 The International Corpus of English (ICE)
5.2 Data selection
5.3 Coding and evaluation
5.4 Problematic cases and limitations
Notes
6 Forms, functions, and frequencies of topicalization
6.1 Frequencies of topicalization
6.1.1 Direct conversations
6.1.2 Phone calls
6.1.3 Classroom lessons
6.1.4 Comparison
6.2 Forms of topicalization
6.2.1 Constituent form
Noun Phrases
Adjective Phrases
Clauses
Prepositional Phrases
Adverb Phrases
6.2.2 Information status
6.2.3 Hanging topics
6.3 Functions of topicalization
6.3.1 Syntactic function
Direct and indirect objects
Subject and object complements
Adverbials
6.3.2 Interaction with further syntactic processes
6.3.3 Discourse function
Emphasis and contrast
Topic continuity and topic shifting
Topic persistence
6.4 Summary
Notes
7 Explaining topicalization frequencies
7.1 The role of language contact
7.1.1 Forming a hypothesis
7.1.2 Intensity of contact and borrowability
7.1.3 The relation of contact to variety status
7.2 Processes of second-language acquisition
7.2.1 Overview of SLA processes
7.2.2 SLA processes and topicalization
7.3 Topicalization, social identity, and politeness
7.3.1 Social identity and variety status
7.3.2 Topicalization as a politeness strategy
7.4 The multicausal nature of topicalization
Notes
8 Conclusion and outlook
8.1 Summary
8.2 Limitations and opportunities for future research
References
Index