Grammaticalization and English complex prepositions : a corpus-based study / Sebastian Hoffmann.

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Hoffmann, Sebastian

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 7.Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 214 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780203008225
0203008227

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Grammaticalization and English complex prepositions.DDC classification:

425/.7 22

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PE1335 .H64 2005eb

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Contents:

Half Title: Grammaticalization and English Complex Prepositions; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Data collection and research methodology; 3 Complex prepositions; 4 Grammaticalization and complex prepositions; 5 Complex prepositions; 6 Complex prepositions in Present-day English; 7 In terms of A new discourse marker; 8 Are low-frequency complex prepositions grammaticalized?; 9 Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Notes; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index.

Summary: This book offers a diachronic and synchronic description of complex prepositions (e.g. in view of, by way of) in English and discusses the theoretical justification for their classification as a grammatical category.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and indexes.

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This book offers a diachronic and synchronic description of complex prepositions (e.g. in view of, by way of) in English and discusses the theoretical justification for their classification as a grammatical category.

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