The ICE metadata and the study of Hong Kong English

Beke Hansen

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Linguistic Variation and Morphology Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

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ABSTRACT Studies of L1 varieties of English have shown that the modal domain has been reorganised over time. In particular the frequency of the core modal verbmusthas decreased, while the frequency of the semi‐modal verbhave tohas increased. As an area of ongoing change in L1 varieties, the modal and semi‐modal verbs have also attracted the interest of linguists working in the field of L2 varieties. However, the virtual absence of diachronic corpora for most ESL varieties presents a challenge for this area. This paper meets this challenge by exploring the potential of the neglected ICE metadata for bridging the diachronic gap in world Englishes. Information from the ICE‐Hong Kong (ICE‐HK) metadata is used to construct an apparent‐time scenario of the use ofmust,have toand (have)got toin the spoken section of ICE‐HK.

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