Bruckmaier, Elisabeth and Hackert, Stephanie (2011) Bahamian Standard English A first approach. ENGLISH WORLD-WIDE, 32 (2). pp. 174-205. ISSN 0172-8865, 1569-9730
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This article presents both quantitative and qualitative information on the orthography, lexis, and morphosyntax of Bahamian Standard English. Employing a press corpus of over 100 000 words, it aims not only at a descriptive account but also at initial answers to two research questions. First, is Standard English as spoken in the Bahamas still following the traditional British norm or has it shifted toward an American orientation; and second, what role does the local creole play in shaping the variety? An overview of the current sociolinguistic situation obtaining in the Bahamas complements the analysis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ; Standard English; the Caribbean; the Bahamas; corpus linguistics; International Corpus of English; press language; British vs. American norms; Bahamian Creole |
| Subjects: | 400 Language > 420 English |
| Divisions: | Languages and Literatures > Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik > Lehrstuhl für Englische Sprachwissenschaft (Prof. Dr. Edgar Schneider) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2020 06:01 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jun 2020 06:01 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/21407 |
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