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English adjective comparison : a historical perspective /
The present work contributes to a better understanding of the English system of degree by means of a study of a number of aspects in the evolution of adjective comparison that have so far either been considered controversial or not been accounted for at all. As will be shown, the diachronic aspects...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ;
v. 299. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The present work contributes to a better understanding of the English system of degree by means of a study of a number of aspects in the evolution of adjective comparison that have so far either been considered controversial or not been accounted for at all. As will be shown, the diachronic aspects analysed will also have synchronic implications. Furthermore, unlike previous synchronic as well as diachronic accounts of adjective comparison, this monograph does not concentrate only on the 'standard' comparative strategies (i.e. inflectional and periphrastic forms), but also deals with double pe. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 252 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027290953 9027290954 1282105280 9781282105287 9786612105289 6612105283 |
| ISSN: | 0304-0763 ; |