Prepositions and Particles in English : a Discourse-functional Account.
A discourse-functional account of the categories preposition and particle in English. Explaining why certain words have membership in both categories and solving puzzles associated with the syntax and semantics of these words. The author provides new insights into how prepositions and particles are...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780195354928 0195354923 1280529237 9781280529238 1429404396 9781429404396 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Contents; Abbreviations and Transcription Conventions; 1 The "P" Phenomenon; 2 Syntactic Solutions to the Problem of P; 3 Semantic Solutions to the Problem of P; 4 The Problem Revisited: A Data-driven Approach; 5 P in Discourse: Orienting, Situating, and Linking; 6 Landmarks as Contextual Props; 7 Prepositions, Particles, and Pragmatic Focus; 8 P in Construction; 9 The Historical Picture: P and Specialization; 10 The Big Picture; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.