A Study of Non-Finite Forms of Anaphoric do in the Spoken BNC
“British do” (sometimes referred to as “propredicate” or “substitute” do) is a non-finite form of intransitive do, used as an anaphor in conversational British English. It is rarely used in other varieties of English, and American speakers, in particular, tend to consider its usage ungrammatical. Br...
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Presses Universitaires du Midi
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Anglophonia |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/anglophonia/2936 |