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The ‘intrusive as ’‐construction in South Asian varieties of English
Author(s) -
LANGE CLAUDIA
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/weng.12173
Subject(s) - transitive relation , linguistics , world englishes , indian english , south asia , feature (linguistics) , varieties of english , verb , history , mathematics , philosophy , ethnology , combinatorics
It has been observed (Nihalani et al. 1979; Yadurajan 2001) that Indian English differs from other varieties of English in that it allows ‘intrusive as ’ in complex‐transitive constructions, especially with the verbs call , name and term . However, the construction is not restricted to Indian English, but represents a pan‐South Asian feature that is gaining ground in the written language across South Asian varieties of English. This paper will provide a corpus‐based analysis of the forms, functions and distribution of ‘intrusive as ’‐constructions in South Asian Englishes, and consider possible motivations for this innovation in verb complementation patterns.