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The traditional dialect of Sussex (2010)
Book

Part One consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 situates dialect, and dialect writing in particular, in relation to the history of the emergence of standard written English. Chapter 2 presents the contribution of academic linguists and philologists to... Read More about The traditional dialect of Sussex.

Guiraud’s index of lexical richness (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation was given in a colloquium on the measurement of vocabulary knowledge. Convener: Jim Milton, Swansea.

A place-name history of the parishes of Rottingdean and Ovingdean in Sussex (2010)
Book

The title is self-explanatory. Approximately 800 local names in the two parishes are discussed and explained.

Grammatical borrowing from Spanish/Portuguese in some native languages of Latin America (2010)
Journal Article

In this paper I investigate how different factors can influence the range of grammatical categories affected by language contact, drawing on a sample of ten native languages of Latin America. The languages are all in contact with the highly dominant... Read More about Grammatical borrowing from Spanish/Portuguese in some native languages of Latin America.

A strictly Millian approach to the definition of the proper name (2009)
Journal Article

A strictly Millian approach to proper names is defended, i.e. one in which expressions when used properly ('onymically') refer directly, i.e. without the semantic intermediaryship of the words that appear to comprise them. The approach may appear sel... Read More about A strictly Millian approach to the definition of the proper name.

Fluency and language dominance in bilinguals (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation was part of a colloqium on fluency and language dominance in bilinguals (convener: M Daller) at one of the major conferences in the field of second language acquisition (EUROSLA) with presentations from internationally renowed schol... Read More about Fluency and language dominance in bilinguals.

'I want hold Postman Pat': An investigation into the acquisition of infinitival marker 'to' (2009)
Journal Article

Infinitival-to omission errors (e.g., *I want hold Postman Pat) are produced by many English-speaking children early in development. This article aims to explain these omissions by investigating the emergence of infinitival-to, and its production/omi... Read More about 'I want hold Postman Pat': An investigation into the acquisition of infinitival marker 'to'.

The loss of grammatical gender in cappadocian greek (2009)
Journal Article

Cappadocian Greek is an extreme case of language change and dialectal variation among the Modern Greek dialects in having lost the tripartite grammatical gender distinction into masculine, feminine and neuter nominals, a distinction operative in Gree... Read More about The loss of grammatical gender in cappadocian greek.

English proficiency and academic success: A study of Chinese students in UK Higher Education (2009)
Book Chapter

Vocabulary studies in first and second language acquisition. The interface between theory and applications (2009)
Book

This book presents recent original research on vocabulary that explores common themes and current issues in both first and second language over a wide range of ages and stages. A key feature is that, in every case, the issues have implications for ed... Read More about Vocabulary studies in first and second language acquisition. The interface between theory and applications.

Language dominance and lexical diversity: How bilinguals and L2 learners differ in their knowledge and use of French lexical and functional items (2009)
Book Chapter

This chapter makes an important contribution to our understanding of how the language abilities of bilinguals differ from those of second language learners. Few researchers have so far attempted to assess the knowledge bilinguals have of either langu... Read More about Language dominance and lexical diversity: How bilinguals and L2 learners differ in their knowledge and use of French lexical and functional items.

Code-switching and transfer: An exploration of similarities and differences (2009)
Book Chapter

This chapter contributes to our understanding of the ways in which code-switching (the use of more than one language in discourse) differs from transfer (the influence of one language on another). There is considerable confusion about the terminology... Read More about Code-switching and transfer: An exploration of similarities and differences.

Can input explain children's me-for-I errors? (2009)
Journal Article

English-speaking children make pronoun case errors producing utterances where accusative pronouns are used in nominative contexts (me do it). We investigate whether complex utterances in the input (Let me do it) might explain the origin of these erro... Read More about Can input explain children's me-for-I errors?.

Procatalepsis and the etymology of hedging and boosting particles (2009)
Book Chapter

This chapter breaks new ground by highlighting the role of concession in semantic change, drawing examples cross-linguistically from English, French and German. It contributes to theories of semantic change which support cognitive and social-interact... Read More about Procatalepsis and the etymology of hedging and boosting particles.

Reflections on some Lincolnshire major place-names, Part 2: Ness wapentake to Yarborough (2009)
Journal Article

Reflections on some major Lincolnshire place-names, part 2: Ness wapentake to Yarborough (2009)
Journal Article

Introduction: Special issue on knowledge and use of the lexicon in French as a second language (2008)
Journal Article

This is the first volume which exclusively focuses on vocabulary acquisition of L2 learners of French. All other volumes on the L2 acquisition of French have so far ignored this dimension. The issue is timely, because of the growing importance of voc... Read More about Introduction: Special issue on knowledge and use of the lexicon in French as a second language.

Analysing lexical richness in French learner language: What frequency lists and teacher judgements can tell us about basic and advanced words (2008)
Journal Article

In this paper we study different aspects of lexical richness in narratives of British learners of French. In particular we focus on different ways of measuring lexical sophistication. We compare the power of three different operationalisations of the... Read More about Analysing lexical richness in French learner language: What frequency lists and teacher judgements can tell us about basic and advanced words.

The effect of joint interviewing on the performance of gender (2008)
Journal Article

The authors report a series of controlled comparisons of fifty-eight one-to-one qualitative interviews and thirty-seven mixed-sex joint interviews on the same health-related topics. Their analysis identifies comparative keyword frequencies and is sup... Read More about The effect of joint interviewing on the performance of gender.

Reflections on some Lincolnshire major place-names, Part 1: Algarkirk to Melton Ross (2008)
Journal Article