32.2859, Qs: English Grammar and Usage Survey

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-2859. Wed Sep 08 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.2859, Qs: English Grammar and Usage Survey

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Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:34:32
From: Kota Nishiwaki [hot_corner_55 at hotmail.com]
Subject: English Grammar and Usage Survey

 
If you are a native speaker of English, could you help me with the following
questions? Any comments are welcome. Please send your replies directly to my
email,

hot_corner_55 at hotmail.com

Your responses will assist me in my research.

- Please explain the difference between (1) and (2).
(1) How about eating out this evening?
(2) What about eating out this evening?

- Please explain the difference between (3) and (4).
(3) How about the kids? Who’s going to look after them?
(4) What about the kids? Who’s going to look after them?

- Are the expressions below acceptable to you? If “yes,” please explain the
difference, if any, between “how about” and “what about” before “let’s.” If
they are acceptable to you, please give an example of a context in which each
would be used. If the expressions are unacceptable to you, please briefly
explain why.

(5) How about let’s try it one more time.
(6) What about let’s try it one more time.

- Please provide the following information. This will be used only for
academic purposes, and will be kept strictly confidential.
Sex: (   ) / Prefer not to answer.
Age: (   ) / Prefer not to answer.
Your native country: (   ) / Prefer not to answer.
Job: (   ) / Prefer not to answer.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Kota Nishiwaki
e-mail: hot_corner_55 at hotmail.com
 

Linguistic Field(s): Semantics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)



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