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Belfast English and Standard English: Dialect Variation and Parameter Setting (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)

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The study of comparative syntax in closely related languages has yielded valuable insights into syntactic phenomena--for example in the study of the Romance languages--yet little comparative work has been done on English dialects. This is the first comparison of the syntax of Belfast English and Standard English, using Chomsky's "Principles and Parameters"/Minimalist framework. Alison Henry analyzes various Belfast English constructions and their Standard English counterparts to gain insight into both English syntax and syntactic theory in general. In the process, she makes valuable data on Belfast English readily available for the first time.

Author(s): Alison Henry
Year: 1995

Language: English
Pages: 160

Contents......Page 10
1. Introduction......Page 14
2. Subject-Verb Agreement......Page 27
3. Overt-Subject Imperatives......Page 56
4. For-To Infinitives......Page 92
5. Inversion in Embedded Questions......Page 116
6. Subject Contact Relatives......Page 135
7. Conclusion......Page 147
Notes......Page 150
References......Page 153
L......Page 158
Y......Page 159