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Grammaticalization and English complex prepositions : a corpus-based study /

What is a grammatical unit? How does grammatical structure evolve? How can we best investigate the mental representation of grammar? What is the connection between language use and language structure? This book aims to help answer such questions by presenting a detailed analysis of English complex p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoffmann, Sebastian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; London : Routledge, 2005.
Series:Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 7.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Half Title: Grammaticalization and English Complex Prepositions; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Data collection and research methodology; 3 Complex prepositions; 4 Grammaticalization and complex prepositions; 5 Complex prepositions; 6 Complex prepositions in Present-day English; 7 In terms of A new discourse marker; 8 Are low-frequency complex prepositions grammaticalized?; 9 Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Notes; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index.