Layering of Size and Type Noun Constructions in English.
On the basis of synchronic and diachronic data analysis, the volume takes a close look at the synchronic layers of binominal size noun and type noun uses (a bunch/a load of X; a sort of X; a Y type of X) and reconsiders the framework of grammaticalization in view of issues raised by the phrases unde...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Berlin :
De Gruyter Mouton,
2011.
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Colección: | Topics in English linguistics ;
74. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | On the basis of synchronic and diachronic data analysis, the volume takes a close look at the synchronic layers of binominal size noun and type noun uses (a bunch/a load of X; a sort of X; a Y type of X) and reconsiders the framework of grammaticalization in view of issues raised by the phrases under discussion. As a result, a construction grammar-approach to grammaticalization is developed which does justice to the syntagmatic lexical, or collocational, reclustering observed in the data within an eclectic cognitive-functional approach. |
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Notas: | 4.4.1 Load and loads of. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (424 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9783110252927 3110252929 9783110252910 3110252910 |
ISSN: | 1434-3452 ; |