Layering of Size and Type Noun Constructions in English

Lieselotte Brems

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2012

Layering of Size and Type Noun Constructions in English

Lieselotte Brems

Volume 74 in the series Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110252927

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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.

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Lieselotte Brems, University of Leuven, Belgium.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Table of contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Part I: Preliminaries
Chapter 1: Description of the topic and state of the art Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	2
Chapter 2: A cognitive-functional constructional framework for the English NP Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Chapter 3: Grammaticalization, delexicalization and subjectification in SN- and TN-constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Part II: Synchronic and diachronic corpus studies
Chapter 4: SN-constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Chapter 5: Small SN-constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
Chapter 6: TN-constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
Chapter 7: Descriptive-theoretical consequences and prospects for further research Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
Corpora Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	362
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	364
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	377
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	404

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars from a variety of Linguistic Frameworks, such as Grammaticalization, Construction Grammar and Corpus Research, but also People working in Stylistics and Pragmatics
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 409
Keywords: English/language; Historical Linguistics; Construction Grammar; Grammaticalization

eBook

Published: December 23, 2011
ISBN: 9783110252927

Hardcover

Published: December 19, 2011
ISBN: 9783110252910