Constructional Varieties and Change in the Development of Chances are in American English
Description
The expression chances are follows the historical process: the chances are that > (the) chances are (that) > chances are over time. Such formal changes with no fundamental change in meaning can be viewed as a case of constructional change in the light of Traugott and Trousdale (2013).
Location
Grissom Hall, Room 118
Start Date
3-5-2016 11:45 AM
End Date
3-5-2016 12:15 PM
Recommended Citation
Shibasaki, Reijirou, "Constructional Varieties and Change in the Development of Chances are in American English" (2016). Purdue Linguistics, Literature, and Second Language Studies Conference. 3.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/plcc/purduelanguagesandculturesconference2016/LINGSessionThree/3
Constructional Varieties and Change in the Development of Chances are in American English
Grissom Hall, Room 118
The expression chances are follows the historical process: the chances are that > (the) chances are (that) > chances are over time. Such formal changes with no fundamental change in meaning can be viewed as a case of constructional change in the light of Traugott and Trousdale (2013).