Chapter 5
Morpho-syntactic patterns of spoken English in Korea
Article outline
- 5.1Nouns
- 5.1.1Countability – Non-count nouns in English and in Korean
- Countability in English
- Countability in Korean
- The use of non-count nouns in the SPOKE corpus
- 5.1.2Minus-plural marking
- 5.1.2.1Plural marking in English and in Korean
- Plural marking in English
- Plural marking in Korean
- 5.1.2.2The use of plural marking on nouns in the SPOKE corpus – Reduced
plural redundancy
- Reduced plural redundancy after quantifiers
- Reduced plural redundancy after numerals
- The use of plural marking in general
- 5.1.3Discussion
- 5.2Pronouns
- 5.2.1Pronouns in English and Korean
- Pronouns in English
- Pronouns in Korean
- 5.2.2Personal pronoun frequencies in the SPOKE corpus
- 5.2.3Minus-pronouns in the SPOKE corpus
- 5.2.3.1Case study 1: I as minus-pronoun in subject position
- 5.2.3.2Case study 2: It as minus-pronoun in subject position
- 5.2.3.3Case study 3: It as minus-pronoun in object position
- 5.2.4Discussion
- 5.3Articles
- 5.3.1Articles in English and in Korean
- Articles in English
- Articles in Korean
- 5.3.2Article frequencies in the SPOKE corpus
- 5.3.3The definite article
- 5.3.3.1Case study 1: Articles + nouns denoting social
institutions
- 5.3.3.2Case study 2: Quantifying expressions
- 5.3.3.3Case study 3: Temporal expressions
- 5.3.3.4Case study 4: Proper nouns
- Names of countries and continents
- Other place names
- Names of languages
- 5.3.3.5Case study 5: Deverbal nouns in -ing
- 5.3.4The indefinite article
- 5.3.5Discussion
- 5.4Prepositions
- 5.4.1Prepositions in English and in Korean
- Prepositions in English
- Prepositions in Korean
- 5.4.2Frequencies of simple prepositions in the SPOKE corpus
- 5.4.2.1Case study 1: The preposition on
- 5.4.2.2Case study 2: The preposition like
- 5.4.2.3Plus-, minus-, and swap-prepositions
- Plus-prepositions
- Verb plus preposition
- Plus-preposition plus adverb
- Plus-prepositions in other contexts
- Minus-prepositions
- Swap-prepositions
- 5.4.3A note on word order
- 5.4.4Discussion
- 5.5Verbs
- 5.5.1The verb systems of English and Korean
- The English verb system
- The Korean verb system
- 5.5.2Minus-verbs in the SPOKE corpus
- 5.5.2.1Minus-copular verbs
- 5.5.2.1.1Minus-copular verbs plus adjective phrases
- Minus-copular verbs plus other phrases
(non-adjectival)
- 5.5.2.2Minus-lexical verbs
- 5.5.2.3Minus-auxiliary verbs
- Minus-be auxiliaries in progressive constructions
- Minus-have auxiliaries in constructions with the
perfect
- Minus-be auxiliaries in passives
- 5.5.3Discussion
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Notes