This paper explores the use of possessive second person plural forms you all(’)s, y’all(’)s and yall(’)s in World Englishes. A corpusbased analysis provides information about the frequencies of occurrence and geographical location, the context of occurrence, the connotation and semantic preference of possessive you all, y’all and yall. The analysis also highlights the differences between you all(’)s, y’all(’)s and yall(’)s and standard your.
Genitive marking on second person plural pronouns you all, y’all, yall
Liviana Galiano
2020-01-01
Abstract
This paper explores the use of possessive second person plural forms you all(’)s, y’all(’)s and yall(’)s in World Englishes. A corpusbased analysis provides information about the frequencies of occurrence and geographical location, the context of occurrence, the connotation and semantic preference of possessive you all, y’all and yall. The analysis also highlights the differences between you all(’)s, y’all(’)s and yall(’)s and standard your.File in questo prodotto:
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