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Author : Eva Berlage
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107015128
What makes the noun phrase 'the man I saw' more complex than 'the man'? This book explores that question.
Author : Evelien Keizer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107320796
English has an interesting variety of noun phrases, which differ greatly in structure. Examples are 'binominal' (two-noun) phrases ('a beast of a party'); possessive constructions ('the author's opinion'); and discontinuous noun phrases ('the review [came out yesterday] of his book'). How are these different noun phrases structured? How do we produce and understand them? These questions are central to this study, which explores the interaction between the form of noun phrases, their meaning, and their use. It shows how, despite the need in linguistic analysis for strict categories, many linguistic constructions in fact defy straightforward classification - and concludes that in order to fully explain the internal structure of utterances, we must first consider the communicative, pragmatic and cognitive factors that come into play. Drawing on a range of authentic examples, this book sheds light not only on the noun phrase itself but also the nature of linguistic classification.
Author : Douglas Biber,Bethany Gray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107009264
Using corpus-based analyses, the book challenges widely held beliefs about grammatical complexity, academic writing, and linguistic change in written English.
Author : Thomas Brunner
Publisher : ISSN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110516594
The book is based on a detailed corpus-based investigation of the structure of noun phrases (NPs) in Singaporean English and Kenyan English with the aim of detecting, on the one hand, typological effects from substrate languages and, on the other hand, simplification patterns known to play a role in such varieties.
Author : Christina Willis Oko
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004409491
A Grammar of Darma provides a comprehensive description of this threatened Tibeto-Burman language spoken in India’s Himalayan region. The description is based on a corpus that includes natural discourse and elicited data. The analysis is informed by a functional-typological framework.
Author : Arne Lohmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1108790879
Drawing on extensive corpus-based research, this book explores the nature and behavior of coordinate constructions in three case studies, covering order in copulative compounds, binomials (bare phrases), and more complex phrases. Historically, research on order in coordination has concentrated on so-called irreversible binomials, but Lohmann's research places significant focus on reversible ad hoc coordination and also presents a detailed comparison between irreversible and reversible binomials. This book uses empirical analyses to explore a wide range of factors, ranging from pragmatic to phonetic influences on the ordering process. It also offers readers a processing perspective on the results obtained, and puts forth a processing explanation for the characteristics of irreversible binomials. The book is ideal for researchers and advanced students working in English linguistics, syntax and psycholinguistics, and due to the multifactorial methodology applied it will be of particular interest to quantitatively minded corpus linguists.
Author : Thomas Brunner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110519549
The book is based on a detailed corpus-based investigation of the structure of noun phrases (NPs) in Singaporean English and Kenyan English with the aim of detecting, on the one hand, typological effects from substrate languages and, on the other hand, simplification patterns known to play a role in such varieties.
Author : Iria Pastor Gómez
Publisher : Univ Santiago de Compostela
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Lotte Sommerer,Evelien Keizer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027258250
Despite a significant increase in interest over the last two decades in the English Noun Phrase, there are still many open questions and unexplored issues. The papers collected in this volume contribute to this ongoing research by addressing a range of topics concerning the internal structure, use and development of English Noun Phrases. The eleven chapters represent three main themes: 1. Determination, modification and complementation; 2. Shell nouns and the X-is construction; 3. Binominal constructions. These topics are approached in different ways: some chapters are synchronic in nature, others diachronic; and while most subscribe to functional-cognitive modelling, some take a more formal approach. In addition, different methodologies are employed, varying from qualitative and quantitative corpus analyses to experimental methods. As a result, the contributions to this volume represent both the main topics currently discussed in research on the English Noun Phrase, and the diversity in the way these topics are investigated.
Author : Elnora ten Wolde
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108830959
Taking a multi-theoretical approach, this book offers the first in-depth study of the function and development of evaluative of-binomials.
Author : Elnora ten Wolde
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108924221
The binomial noun phrase, or of-binomial, is an important phenomenon in the English language. Defined as a noun phrase that contains two related nouns, linked by the preposition of, examples include a hell of a day and a beast of a storm. This pioneering book provides the first extensive study of the evaluative binominal noun phrases (EBNP) in English, exploring the syntactic rules that govern them, and the (functional) semantic and pragmatic links between the two nouns. Combining quantitative and qualitative methods, corpus data, and two different theoretical approaches (Construction Grammar and Functional Discourse Grammar), it argues that the EBNP now functions as a stage in a grammaticalization path that begins with a prototypical N+PP construction, continues with the head-classifier, and ends with two new of-binominal constructions: the evaluative modifier and binominal intensifier. Comprehensive in its scope, it is essential reading for researchers in syntax, semantics, and English corpus linguistics.
Author : Maria Estling Vannestål
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : English language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114725323
Author : Andrea DeCapua
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780387763316
The purpose of Grammar for Teachers is to encourage readers to develop a solid understanding of the use and function of grammatical structures in American English. It approaches grammar from a descriptive rather than a prescriptive approach; however, throughout the book differences between formal and informal language, and spoken and written English are discussed. The book avoids jargon or excessive use of technical terminology. It makes the study of grammar interesting and relevant by presenting grammar in context and by using authentic material from a wide variety of sources.
Author : Pieter de Haan
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9051831234
This book reports on the results of a project whose aim was to give a detailed description of a number of syntactic properties of postmodifying clauses in the English NP, and study the way in which some of these properties are related to each other in a variety of text tyoes. The study is based on an examination of the Nijmegen Corpus, which consists of slightly over 130,000 words of running text. The structure of the NP is described basically in terms of four constituents: DeterminerPremodifierHeadPostmodifier No fewer than 2,430 occurrences of postmodifying clauses in NPs were analysed. A numerical coding scheme was designed, in which 26 different variable features were encoded, describing the properties the postmodifying clauses. These were processed and statistically analysed. The book discusses the methodology adopted and the results of the statistical analyses. Among the properties described are the function of NPs with postmodifying clauses, the structure of these NPs, the realisation and reference of the heads of these NPs, the specific types of postmodifying clause, the actual link words used, the clause patterns occurring in the postmodifying clauses, and the verb phrases in the postmodifying clauses.
Author : Gerald Nelson,Sidney Greenbaum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317863960
An Introduction to English grammar provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of English grammar, and can be used in the classroom, for self-study, or as a reference book. The book is organised in two parts – on grammar and its applications – and provides everything a beginning student needs to get to grips with the theory and practice of English usage, including sections on style, punctuation and spelling. This third edition has been fully revised and updated to include an expanded section on English in Use, usage notes highlighting common errors, updated exercises, a glossary and a companion website with further graded exercises.