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...

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Autor principal: Brems, Lieselotte (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton 2011.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Topics in English linguistics ; 74.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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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.
Notas:4.4.1 Load and loads of.
Descripción Física:424 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9783110252927
9783110252910