Grammaticalization and English complex prepositions : a corpus-based study /
Hoffmann, Sebastian,
Grammaticalization and English complex prepositions : a corpus-based study / Sebastian Hoffmann. - xiii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 7 . - Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 7. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index.
Introduction -- Data collection and research methodology -- Complex prepositions : indivisible units or free constructions? -- Grammaticalization and complex prepositions -- Complex prepositions : a diachronic overview -- Complex prepositions in present-day English -- In terms of : a new discourse marker -- Are low-frequency complex prepositions grammaticalized? -- Conclusion -- The texts of the Gutenberg corpus -- David Lee's genre categorization scheme. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. App. I. App. II.
0415360498 9780415360494
2004061393
English language--Discourse analysis
English language--Grammaticalization
English language--Prepositions
PE1335 / .H64 2005
425.7
Grammaticalization and English complex prepositions : a corpus-based study / Sebastian Hoffmann. - xiii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 7 . - Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 7. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index.
Introduction -- Data collection and research methodology -- Complex prepositions : indivisible units or free constructions? -- Grammaticalization and complex prepositions -- Complex prepositions : a diachronic overview -- Complex prepositions in present-day English -- In terms of : a new discourse marker -- Are low-frequency complex prepositions grammaticalized? -- Conclusion -- The texts of the Gutenberg corpus -- David Lee's genre categorization scheme. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. App. I. App. II.
0415360498 9780415360494
2004061393
English language--Discourse analysis
English language--Grammaticalization
English language--Prepositions
PE1335 / .H64 2005
425.7