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English Binominal Noun Phrase - A Cognitive-Functional Approach

English · Hardback

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"Combining both qualitative and quantitative methods and juxtaposing two linguistic theories, this study provides an account of the function and development of evaluative of-binomials, an important phenomenon in the English language. Comprehensive in its scope, it is essential reading for researchers in syntax, semantics, and corpus linguistics"--

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Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Of-binominal Classification; 3. From Prototypical N+PP to Pseudo-partitive; 4. The Evaluative Of-binominals; 5. Three Case Studies: Cake, Beast, and Hell; 6. Diachronic Evidence; 7. Premodification Evidence; 8. The EBNP Family: A Construction Grammar Analysis; 9. The EBNP Family: A Functional Discourse Grammar Analysis; 10. Discussion and Conclusions; 11. References.

About the author

Elnora ten Wolde is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Graz. She has published on of-binominals, pre- and postmodification.

Summary

Combining both qualitative and quantitative methods and juxtaposing two linguistic theories, this study provides an account of the function and development of evaluative of-binomials, an important phenomenon in the English language. Comprehensive in its scope, it is essential reading for researchers in syntax, semantics, and corpus linguistics.

Foreword

Taking a multi-theoretical approach, this book offers the first in-depth study of the function and development of evaluative of-binomials.

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