Noun Phrase Complexity In English

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Noun Phrase Complexity In English

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Author : Eva Berlage
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-05

Noun Phrase Complexity In English written by Eva Berlage and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

What makes the noun phrase 'the man I saw' more complex than 'the man'? This book explores that question.

A Grammar Of Darma

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Author : Christina Willis Oko
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019

A Grammar Of Darma written by Christina Willis Oko and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Darmiya language categories.

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.

Grammatical Complexity In Academic English

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Author : Douglas Biber
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-05-26

Grammatical Complexity In Academic English written by Douglas Biber and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Grammatical Complexity in Academic English uses corpus-based analyses to challenge a number of dominant stereotypes and assumptions within linguistics. Biber and Gray tackle the nature of grammatical complexity, demonstrating that embedded phrasal structures are as important as embedded dependent clauses. The authors also overturn ingrained assumptions about linguistic change, showing that grammatical change occurs in writing as well as speech. This work establishes that academic writing is structurally compressed (rather than elaborated); that it is often not explicit in the expression of meaning; and that scientific academic writing has been the locus of some of the most important grammatical changes in English over the past 200 years (rather than being conservative and resistant to change). Supported throughout with textual evidence, this work is essential reading for discourse analysts, sociolinguists, and applied linguists, as well as descriptive linguists and historical linguists.

The Verb Phrase In English

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Author : Bas Aarts
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-14

The Verb Phrase In English written by Bas Aarts and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This volume features new and groundbreaking research on recent changes in the English verb phrase.

Introducing English Grammar

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Author : Kersti Börjars
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010

Introducing English Grammar written by Kersti Börjars and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

"With all special terms carefully explained as they are introduced, the book is written for readers with no previous experience of grammatical analysis. It is ideal for all those beginning their study of linguistics, English Language, or speech pathology, as well as students with primarily literary interests who need to cover the basics of linguistic analysis. The approach taken is in line with current research in grammar, a particular advantage for students who may go on to study syntax in more depth. All the examples and exercies use real language taken from newspaper articles, non-standard dialects and include excerpts from studies of patients with language difficulties. Students are encouraged to think about the terminology as a tool kit for studying language and to test what can and cannot be described using these tools."--Publisher description.

Premodifiers In English

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Author : Jim Feist
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-27

Premodifiers In English written by Jim Feist and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The order and behaviour of the premodifier (an adjective, or other modifying word that appears before a noun) has long been a puzzle to syntacticians and semanticists. Why can we say 'the actual red ball', but not 'the red actual ball'? And why, conversely, do some other premodifiers have free variation in sentences; for example we can say both 'German and English speakers' and 'English and German speakers'? Why do some premodifiers change the meaning of a phrase in some contexts; for example 'young man', can mean 'boyfriend', rather than 'man who is young'? Drawing on a corpus of over 4,000 examples of English premodifiers from a range of genres such as advertising, fiction and scientific texts, and across several varieties of English, this book synthesises research into premodifiers and provides a new explanation of their behaviour, order and use.

Complex Sentences In Grammar And Discourse

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Author : Joan L. Bybee
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2002-06-20

Complex Sentences In Grammar And Discourse written by Joan L. Bybee and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The papers in this volume in honor of Sandra Annear Thompson deal with complex sentences, an important topic in Thompson’s career. The focus of the contributions is on the ways in which the grammatical properties of complex sentences are shaped by the communicative context in which they are produced, an approach to grammatical analysis that Thompson pioneered and developed in the course of her distinguished career.

The English Noun Phrase

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Author : Evelien Keizer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-08-09

The English Noun Phrase written by Evelien Keizer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-09 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

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.

The Oxford Handbook Of Lexicography

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Author : Philip Durkin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016

The Oxford Handbook Of Lexicography written by Philip Durkin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This volume provides concise, authoritative accounts of the approaches and methodologies of modern lexicography and of the aims and qualities of its end products. Leading scholars and professional lexicographers, from all over the world and representing all the main traditions and perspectives, assess the state of the art in every aspect of research and practice. The book is divided into four parts, reflecting the main types of lexicography. Part I looks at synchronic dictionaries - those for the general public, monolingual dictionaries for second-language learners, and bilingual dictionaries. Part II and III are devoted to the distinctive methodologies and concerns of the historical dictionaries and specialist dictionaries respectively, while chapters in Part IV examine specific topics such as description and prescription; the representation of pronunciation; and the practicalities of dictionary production. The book ends with a chronology of the major events in the history of lexicography. It will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field.

The Noun Phrase

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Author : Jan Rijkhoff
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2004

The Noun Phrase written by Jan Rijkhoff and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Jan Rijkhoff investigates noun phrases--linguistic constructions with the noun as central element--in a representative sample of the world's 6000 languages and proposes a semantic model to describe their underlying structure. Assuming no knowledge of any formal or functional theory of grammar, he shows that the noun phrase word order patterns of any language can be derived from three universal ordering principles and furthermore that these principles are elaborations of a general ordering strategy, by which elements that belong together semantically tend to occur together syntactically.