RT Journal Article
T1 Clause Initial Null Subjects in Web-based Written Language: An Analysis of Eight Varieties of English
A1 Tamaredo Meira, Iván
AB ABSTRACT: Null subjects in English(es) are a phenomenon that has recently received much attention in the specialized literature. However, most studies are based on small datasets and samples of varieties due to the difficulty of extracting null subjects from corpora. The present paper is a first step towards the automatization of the data retrieval process of null subjects and analyzes a much larger sample of cases and varieties than previous research, namely, Australian, Canadian, Jamaican, Singaporean, Nigerian, Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani Englishes. By focusing on referential and non-referential third person singular clause initial null and overt subjects, a variationist examination of the data is conducted by means of mixed-effects logistic regression analyses which shows that non-referential null subjects are a much more pervasive and stable phenomenon in World Englishes than their referential counterparts. In addition, a cline of varieties emerges with respect to referential null subjects: these null subjects are more frequent the more advanced varieties are in Schneider’s Dynamic Model.
PB Editum
SN 1578-7044
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117002
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117002
LA eng
NO Tamaredo, Iván. «Clause Initial Null Subjects in Web-based Written Language: An Analysis of Eight Varieties of English». International Journal of English Studies, vol. 24, n.º 2, 2024, pp. 81-105, https://doi.org/10.6018/ijes.584081.
NO This research was conducted with the financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (grants PID2020-114604GB-100 and PID2023-146887NB-I00).
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 abr 2025