20.3425, Qs: For-To in Nonstandard English

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Subject: 20.3425, Qs: For-To in Nonstandard English

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Date: 08-Oct-2009
From: Erin Leary < eeleary at wisc.edu >
Subject: For-To in Nonstandard English
 

	
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Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:53:40
From: Erin Leary [eeleary at wisc.edu]
Subject: For-To in Nonstandard English

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I'm conducting research on the 'for-to + infinitive' construction that is
particular to (at least) three English dialects. There are a couple of
articles that offer systematic analyses of the construction based on data
from Ottawa Valley English (Carroll, 1983) and Belfast English (Henry,
1992), but the analyses are dramatically different due qualitatively
different data from each dialect region. A third documented for-to dialect,
Ozark English, has received no systematic treatment whatsoever. I'm
wondering if anyone has any experience with this construction or, perhaps
more generally, has something to say about historical connections among
these dialect regions. From a very preliminary look into settlement
patterns, it seems that both Ottawa Valley region and the Ozark region have
an Ulster-Scots connection, and, indeed, evidence gathered from traditional
folk songs corroborates an Irish influence. 

Any information is greatly appreciated. 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): English (eng)




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