Layering of Size and Type Noun Constructions in English

von Lieselotte Brems

409 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]
• ISBN: 9783110252910
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.12.2011
• Genre: Sprachwissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft/Englische Sprachwissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft
• Verlag: de Gruyter Mouton