37.855, Books: The English Binominal Noun Phrase: Ten Wolde (2026)

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Date: 20-Feb-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: The English Binominal Noun Phrase: Ten Wolde (2026)


Title: The English Binominal Noun Phrase
Subtitle: A Cognitive-Functional Approach
Series Title: Studies in English Language
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/grammar-and-syntax/english-binominal-noun-phrase-cognitive-functional-approach?format=PB&isbn=9781108926164

Author(s): Elnora ten Wolde

Paperback ISBN:  9781108926164 Pages:  330 Price: U.K. £ 22.99
Paperback ISBN:  9781108926164 Pages:  330 Price: Europe EURO 26.83
Paperback ISBN:  9781108926164 Pages:  330 Price: U.S. $ 29.99

Abstract:

The binomial noun phrase, or of-binomial, is an important phenomenon
in the English language. Defined as a noun phrase that contains two
related nouns, linked by the preposition of, examples include a hell
of a day and a beast of a storm. This pioneering book provides the
first extensive study of the evaluative binominal noun phrases (EBNP)
in English, exploring the syntactic rules that govern them, and the
(functional) semantic and pragmatic links between the two nouns.
Combining quantitative and qualitative methods, corpus data, and two
different theoretical approaches (Construction Grammar and Functional
Discourse Grammar), it argues that the EBNP now functions as a stage
in a grammaticalization path that begins with a prototypical N+PP
construction, continues with the head-classifier, and ends with two new
of-binominal constructions: the evaluative modifier and binominal
intensifier. Comprehensive in its scope, it is essential reading for
researchers in syntax, semantics, and English corpus linguistics.

Written In: English (eng)



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