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Grammatical collocations and verb-particle constructions in Brussels French: A corpus-linguistic approach to transfer

Treffers-Daller, Jeanine

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Jeanine Treffers-Daller



Abstract

This article shows how a corpus-linguistic approach to transfer based on Jarvis (2000), Jarvis and Pavlenko (2008) and Mougeon, Nadasdi, and Rehner (2005) can help to disentangle internal and external explanations in language variation and change. The focus of the study is on grammatical collocations (Granger & Paquot, 2008) such as chercher après 'to search for' and verb-particle constructions (VPCs) such as recevoir dehors 'to get out' in Brussels French. The occurrence of such patterns in Romance varieties is often linked to contact with Germanic varieties, in which VPCs are common. This article discusses the syntactic and semantic properties of both types of constructions and argue they are to be considered as replications of grammatical use patterns (Heine & Kuteva, 2005) from the contact language, the regional variety of Dutch. Proof for covert transfer from Dutch is found through a detailed comparison of the frequency of the patterns in a range of spoken and written corpora. © The Author(s) 2011.

Citation

Treffers-Daller, J. (2012). Grammatical collocations and verb-particle constructions in Brussels French: A corpus-linguistic approach to transfer. International Journal of Bilingualism, 16(1), 53-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006911403213

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 1, 2012
Deposit Date May 16, 2012
Publicly Available Date Dec 2, 2016
Journal International Journal of Bilingualism
Print ISSN 1367-0069
Electronic ISSN 1756-6878
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 1
Pages 53-82
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006911403213
Keywords Brussels French, grammar, verb-particle constructions
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/948921
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367006911403213
Additional Information Additional Information : Published online before print 10th May, 2011

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