Daniel Schreier

List of John Benjamins publications for which Daniel Schreier plays a role.

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Contact, Variation, and Change in the History of English

Edited by Simone E. Pfenninger, Olga Timofeeva, Anne-Christine Gardner, Alpo Honkapohja, Marianne Hundt and Daniel Schreier

[Studies in Language Companion Series, 159] 2014. vi, 326 pp.
Subjects English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Historical linguistics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology | Theoretical linguistics
Subjects Contact Linguistics | English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Historical linguistics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology | Theoretical linguistics
This article documents the historical development and synchronic variation of so-called “/h/ insertion” (/h/ before vowel-initial words such as apple, under, etc.). It argues that the maintenance of /h/ insertion in post-colonial English varieties around the world provides an ideal opportunity… read more
Rathore-Nigsch, Claudia and Daniel Schreier 2016 Indian English in Uganda: The historical sociolinguistics of a migrant communityUgandan English: Its sociolinguistics, structure and uses in a globalising post-protectorate, Meierkord, Christiane, Bebwa Isingoma and Saudah Namyalo (eds.), pp. 251–274 | Article
The Indian community in Uganda represents a special case of migration. During the colonial period, there were several major immigration waves that were sociologically and sociolinguistically heterogeneous. In Uganda, Indian migrants were mostly endocentric and concentrated, often with very… read more
Pfenninger, Simone E., Olga Timofeeva, Anne-Christine Gardner, Alpo Honkapohja, Marianne Hundt and Daniel Schreier 2014 At the crossroads of language change, variation, and contactContact, Variation, and Change in the History of English, Pfenninger, Simone E., Olga Timofeeva, Anne-Christine Gardner, Alpo Honkapohja, Marianne Hundt and Daniel Schreier (eds.), pp. 1–8 | Preface
Schneider, Edgar W., Marianne Hundt and Daniel Schreier 2014 The times they are a-changin’ — and so are the editors of EWWEnglish World-Wide 35:1, pp. 1–5 | Article
Schreier, Daniel 2014 On cafeterias and new dialects: The role of primary transmittersThe Evolution of Englishes: The Dynamic Model and beyond, Buschfeld, Sarah, Thomas Hoffmann, Magnus Huber and Alexander Kautzsch (eds.), pp. 231–248 | Article
This chapter argues that we need to differentiate potential founding populations in high-contact scenarios and classify different types of transmitters. Based on evidence from South Atlantic English, the claim is that, during the formative years of new dialects, some members of the community are… read more
Eberle, Nicole and Daniel Schreier 2013 African Bermudian English and the Caribbean connectionEnglish World-Wide 34:3, pp. 279–304 | Article
Bermudian English (BerE) is one of the least documented varieties of English that has undergone full nativisation. The only source we are aware of is Ayres (1933), who provides an overview of some selected phonological features. The present paper has two aims: first, to provide a preliminary… read more
The early formation phase of St Helenian English saw input of a standard-like variety of English, non-standard Southern English as well as of restructured varieties of English and other languages (Portuguese, French, Malagasy). This chapter analyses some of the earliest records available, the St… read more
Schreier, Daniel 2005 Review of Crystal (2004): The Stories of EnglishEnglish World-Wide 26:2, pp. 243–245 | Review
Schreier, Daniel, Elizabeth Gordon, Jen Hay and Margaret Maclagan 2003 The regional and sociolinguistic dimension of /hw/ maintenance and loss in early 20th century New Zealand EnglishEnglish World-Wide 24:2, pp. 245–269 | Article
This paper investigates the regional dimension of new-dialect formation and feature maintenance and loss in early 20th century New Zealand English (NZE). Examining the distribution and status of voiceless labiovelar /hw/ fricatives (which results in an articulatory contrast between Wales and… read more
Summary This paper discusses the usage of done in ‘she’s done send the photographs’ as a marker of completive aspect in the variety of English spoken on the island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. The article outlines the various positions scholars have taken with reference to the… read more
This paper examines the development of a distinct contact-based variety on the island of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. It outlines the sociohistorical context of the community as well as its linguistic and sociolinguistic implications, speculating on the original input varieties… read more