English dialect "default singulars," Was versus were, verner's law, and germanic dialects

Journal of English Linguistics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-353

  Trudgill, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Default singular; Germanic dialects; Nonstandard English; Vernacular universals; Verner's Law

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149125405     PISSN: 00754242     EISSN: 15525457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0075424208325040     Document Type: Article

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