Particle verbs across first and second language varieties of English

Zipp, Lena; Bernaisch, Tobias

doi:10.1075/veaw.g43.07zip

In:Mapping Unity and Diversity World-Wide: Corpus-Based Studies of New Englishes
Edited by Marianne Hundt and Ulrike Gut
[Varieties of English Around the World G43] 2012
► pp. 167–196

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Particle verbs across first and second language varieties of English

Lena Zipp | University of Zurich

Tobias Bernaisch | University of Giessen

Published online: 7 March 2012

https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g43.07zip

Particle verbs are a very common and highly productive feature at the lexis-grammar interface and are thus particularly prone to undergoing structural nativization resulting in variety-specific usage patterns of frequency and innovation. In addition, particle verbs have been noted to display distinct, stylistically marked distribution patterns across text types. In the present paper, we investigate particle verbs with up in nine first and second language varieties of English, based on the International Corpus of English. We conduct quantitative, genre-based comparisons and qualitative discussions of innovative forms, and complement our findings with online data. In addition to novel particle verbs with up, we find supranational genre conventions and regional clusters in the distribution of particle verbs with up. Keywords: particle verbs; World Englishes; lexicogrammar; genre analysis

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