Prototype Effects in Non-native English: Object Coding in Verbs of Saying.

Hartford, Beverly

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Publication Date: 1989

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Prototype Effects in Non-native English: Object Coding in Verbs of Saying.

Hartford, Beverly

World Englishes, v8 n2 p97-117 Sum 1989

Presents an analysis of non-native English verbs of saying constructions, such as "discuss about" and "explain about," as they are realized in Nepali English. It is suggested that the analysis of Nepali English constructions offer important insights into second language acquisition and language change. (30 references) (Author/OD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Interference (Language), Language Research, Language Variation, Linguistic Theory, Nepali, Semantics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syntax, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nepal

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