English Produced by Japanese L2 Users: A Preliminary Analysis of Grammatical Forms

This book explores the grammar of Japanese English, focusing on prepositions and plural nouns, and demonstrates how standard and nonstandard grammatical forms are distributed based on functional factors. It adopts a corpus-driven approach to qualify structural features and presents alternatives to traditional normative varieties. It is of interest to researchers, educators, and students in World Englishes, English as a lingua franca, English language teaching, and multilingualism.

Format: Hardback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 07 December 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into a diverse range of ten grammatical items, with a primary emphasis on prepositions and plural nouns, to provide a comprehensive illustration of the structure of Japanese English or the English spoken by 32 Japanese nationals who serve as proficient L2 users of the language. Adopting an inductive, theory-neutral, and empirical data analysis approach, the author showcases how standard and nonstandard grammatical forms are distributed, and categorizes them primarily based on functional factors. The book presents grammatical forms as a fundamental aspect of linguistic study and adopts a corpus-driven approach to qualify structural features characterizing usage data. This formalization of language usage patterns not only enhances our understanding of grammatical structures but also facilitates the development of locally relevant norms, offering alternatives to the traditional normative varieties adopted. By examining the effects of multicompetence, the book unravels the grammar of Japanese English, making it an invaluable resource for researchers, educators, and students engaged in the study of World Englishes, English as a lingua franca, English language teaching, and multilingualism. Given its significance in understanding global English language use, this text holds paramount importance in advancing our knowledge and understanding of the English language in a diverse and interconnected world.

Weight: 383g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811938849
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022