29.2784, Books: The Noun Phrase in English: Ho-Cheong Leung, Wurff (eds.)

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Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:09:07
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: The Noun Phrase in English: Ho-Cheong Leung, Wurff (eds.)

 


Title: The Noun Phrase in English 
Subtitle: Past and present 
Series Title: Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 246  

Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/la.246 


Editor: Alex Ho-Cheong Leung
Editor: Wim van der Wurff

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027264060 Pages: 229 Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027264060 Pages: 229 Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027264060 Pages: 229 Price: Europe EURO 99.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027200723 Pages: 229 Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027200723 Pages: 229 Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027200723 Pages: 229 Price: Europe EURO 104.94


Abstract:

Building on a substantial earlier literature, the chapters in this volume
further advance knowledge and understanding of properties of the noun phrase
in English. The empirical material for the papers includes both historical and
present-day data, with the two often shedding light on each other in a process
of mutual illumination. The topics addressed are: the structure of nounless
NPs like "the poor" and "the obvious"; the article/zero alternation in
expressions like "go to (the) church"; developments in the early history of
adjective stacking; the semantics of N + clause units in present-day English;
the history of N + BE + clause constructions; and the decline of two anaphoric
NPs in Early Modern English. The volume will appeal to scholars working in
this area and will also help those interested in the general field of English
grammar to keep abreast of recent methods and results in NP-related work.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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