Browsing Research Output by Subject "Historical linguistics"

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    • Diachronic changes in modality in South African English 

      Rossouw, Ronel; Van Rooy, Bertus (John Benjamins Publishing, 2012)
      In this paper we aim to contribute to both the synchronic and diachronic description of the grammar of South African English (SAfE) in its written register. In the handful of previous studies on the variety’s grammar (e.g. ...

    • The use of was in Afrikaans passive constructions: a diachronic corpus study 

      Kirsten, Johanita (Natl Inquiry Services Centre Pty Ltd, 2015)
      Afrikaans passive constructions have received significant attention in the literature for "almost a century. The matter of using was instead of is in past tense passives is regularly attended to, and usually condemned in ...