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October 8, 2025Folia Linguistica

Testing lexical specificity hypotheses in world Englishes: evidence from the null subject alternation

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ITIván TamaredoUniversidad Complutense de Madrid

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Implication

This analysis reveals differences in lexical specificity for null subject alternation in English varieties, suggesting implications for ongoing linguistic evolution.

Key Points

  • Results support four out of five lexical specificity hypotheses about null subject alternation in English dialects.
  • Analysis of a dataset from GloWbE reveals insights into the use of null and overt subject variants across English varieties.
  • Findings highlight variations in lexical constructions, with earlier English dialect phases relying more on less specific forms.
  • The study adapts and tests hypotheses on variation, contributing to understanding dialectal differences in syntax.

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Iván Tamaredo (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6494525bc5bdb987139bahttps://doi.org/10.1515/flin-2025-0073
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