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; aYtype 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.
| Autor: | Brems, Lieselotte |
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| ISBN: | 9783110252910 |
| Auflage: | 1 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 409 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | de Gruyter Mouton |
| Veröffentlicht: | 19.12.2011 |
| Schlagworte: | Construction Grammar Englisch /Sprache English/language Grammaticalization Grammatikalisierung Historical Linguistics Historische Sprachwissenschaft Konstruktionsgrammatik |
Lieselotte Brems, University of Leuven, Belgium.