The Directionality of (Inter)subjectification in the English Noun Phrase: Pathways of Change

Lobke Ghesquière

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2014

The Directionality of (Inter)subjectification in the English Noun Phrase

Pathways of Change

Lobke Ghesquière

Volume 267 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110338751

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The book investigates pathways of (inter)subjectification followed by prenominal elements in the English Noun Phrase, by tracing the development of identifying, noun-intensifying and subjective compound uses. By means of in-depth corpus study, the assumed unidirectionality of (inter)subjectification in the NP is verified and refined.

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Lobke Ghesquière, Research Foundation Flanders & Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, The Netherlands.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Synchrony
Chapter 1. A functional-cognitive model of the English NP Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Chapter 2. The English NP: Structure, order and the role of (inter)subjectivity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Part II. Diachrony
Chapter 3. (Inter)subjectification and grammaticalization: Pathways of change in the English NP Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Part III. The case studies
Chapter 4. Data and methods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Chapter 5. The completeness adjectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Chapter 6. The specificity adjectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Chapter 7. Such, zulk and what Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Chapter 8. Old and little: subjective compounds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Summary Towards a reconciliation of synchrony and diachrony Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Academics, Institutes, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 310
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 24
- Tables: 38
Keywords: English; Syntax; Intersubjectification

eBook

Published: October 10, 2014
ISBN: 9783110338751

Hardcover

Published: September 29, 2014
ISBN: 9783110318579