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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 |
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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- English Adjective Comparison; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; The origin of English periphrastic comparatives; French influence and the spread of periphrastic comparatives in English; Inflectional v. periphrastic comparison in EMode and LMode; Inflectional v. periphrastic comparison in Present-day English; Double periphrastic comparatives in English; Double periphrastic comparatives; Comparatives and beyond; References; Index; The series CURRENT ISSUES IN LINGUISTIC THEORY.