Premodifiers in English : their structure and significance /
Feist, Jim,
Premodifiers in English : their structure and significance / Jim Feist, University of Auckland, New Zealand. - xi, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Studies in English language . - Studies in English language. .
Originally issued in hardback: 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-269) and index.
Introduction -- Zones, and types of order -- Semantic explanation of unmarked order across the zones -- Syntactic explanation of unmarked order across the zones -- Unmarked order within the classifier zone -- Free order -- Marked order -- Historical explanation of premodifier order -- Supporting explanations of premodifier order -- Discussion -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
"The order and behaviour of the premodifier (an adjective, or other modifying word that appears before a noun) has long been a puzzle to syntacticians and semanticists. Why can we say 'the actual red ball', but not 'the red actual ball'? And why, conversely, do some other premodifiers have free variation in sentences; for example we can say both 'German and English speakers' and 'English and German speakers'? Why do some premodifiers change the meaning of a phrase in some contexts; for example 'young man', can mean 'boyfriend', rather than 'man who is young'? Drawing on a corpus of over 4,000 examples of English premodifiers from a range of genres such as advertising, fiction and scientific texts, and across several varieties of English, this book synthesises research into premodifiers and provides a new explanation of their behaviour, order and use."--Publisher's website.
9781107654846
2012372503
GBB168505 bnb
015820963 Uk
English language--Adjective
PE1241 / .F45 2012
425.5
Premodifiers in English : their structure and significance / Jim Feist, University of Auckland, New Zealand. - xi, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Studies in English language . - Studies in English language. .
Originally issued in hardback: 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-269) and index.
Introduction -- Zones, and types of order -- Semantic explanation of unmarked order across the zones -- Syntactic explanation of unmarked order across the zones -- Unmarked order within the classifier zone -- Free order -- Marked order -- Historical explanation of premodifier order -- Supporting explanations of premodifier order -- Discussion -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
"The order and behaviour of the premodifier (an adjective, or other modifying word that appears before a noun) has long been a puzzle to syntacticians and semanticists. Why can we say 'the actual red ball', but not 'the red actual ball'? And why, conversely, do some other premodifiers have free variation in sentences; for example we can say both 'German and English speakers' and 'English and German speakers'? Why do some premodifiers change the meaning of a phrase in some contexts; for example 'young man', can mean 'boyfriend', rather than 'man who is young'? Drawing on a corpus of over 4,000 examples of English premodifiers from a range of genres such as advertising, fiction and scientific texts, and across several varieties of English, this book synthesises research into premodifiers and provides a new explanation of their behaviour, order and use."--Publisher's website.
9781107654846
2012372503
GBB168505 bnb
015820963 Uk
English language--Adjective
PE1241 / .F45 2012
425.5