Split infinitives across world Englishes: A corpus-based investigation

• Main Authors: Gonzales, Wilkinson Daniel Wong, Dita, Shirley N.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: English language—Word order; English language—Variation; English Language and Literature; Language and Literacy Education
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3052
• Institution: De La Salle University

This article investigates split infinitives in 12 World Englishes using Kachru’s concentric circles framework. Beginning with a brief description of split infinitives, the article explores two significant aspects of splitting: the most common ‘breakers’, and split infinitive use across different gen...