Cargando…
Grammatical number in English nouns : an empirical and theoretical account /
Apart from the coverage given to it in the grammars, number in English nouns has received relatively little attention, especially in the area of theoretical considerations. Guided by the principles of psychomechanics, Hirtle (1982a) put forth a fairly elaborate theory of number in English nouns. The...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1992.
|
| Colección: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ;
v. 76. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Apart from the coverage given to it in the grammars, number in English nouns has received relatively little attention, especially in the area of theoretical considerations. Guided by the principles of psychomechanics, Hirtle (1982a) put forth a fairly elaborate theory of number in English nouns. The aim of this work is to provide evidence to validate parts of Hirtle's theory, to verify some of his analyses, and to investigate several problems, some of which are mentioned in his work as subjects for further research. Specific areas treated are ailment nouns, liquid names, ending in -ings, binar. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 321 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027277534 9027277532 1283313278 9781283313278 9786613313270 6613313270 |
| ISSN: | 0304-0763 ; |