Reversing the trajectory of language change: Subject–verb agreement with be in New Zealand English

Language Variation and Change

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-235

  Hay, Jennifer ^a   Schreier, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85010092089     PISSN: 09543945     EISSN: 14698021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954394504163047     Document Type: Article

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