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English mediopassive constructions : a cognitive, corpus-based study of their origin, spread, and current status /
This book provides the first empirical study of the history and spread of mediopassive constructions. It investigates the productivity of the pattern, the spread of the construction in Modern English, and looks into text type-specific preferences for the construction. On a more abstract level, it co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York, NY :
Rodopi,
2007.
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| Colección: | Language and computers ;
no. 58. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of tables and figures; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Defining the object of study; Chapter 3. Previous studies; Chapter 4. Theoretical background; Chapter 5. The mediopassive in Present Day English; Chapter 6. The history of mediopassives; Chapter 7. Conclusion; References; Appendix 1. Primary material; Appendix 2. Sample pages of Sears & Roebucks catalogues; Appendix 3. Additional tables and figures; Index.