Another Piece for the Verbal "-s" Story: Evidence from Devon in Southwest England.

Godfrey, Elizabeth; Tagliamonte, Sali

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ERIC Number: EJ591350

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Publication Date: 1999

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Another Piece for the Verbal "-s" Story: Evidence from Devon in Southwest England.

Godfrey, Elizabeth; Tagliamonte, Sali

Language Variation and Change, v11 n1 p87-121 1999

Aims to contribute new data on verbal "-s" by systematically examining its behavior in Devon English (DE), a variety spoken in Southwest England, and a broader historical and cross-dialectal perspective for understanding the origin and function of verbal "-s" in nonstandard varieties of English in North America. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Dialects, English, Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Nonstandard Dialects, North American English, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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