Collocational and idiomatic aspects of composite predicates in the history of English /

The focus of this carefully selected volume concerns the existence, frequency, and form of composite/complex predicates (the "take a look" construction) in earlier periods of the English language, an area of scholarship which has been virtually neglected. The various contributions seek to...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Andre forfattere: Brinton, Laurel J., Akimoto, Minoji, 1941-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©1999.
Serier:Studies in language companion series ; v. 47.
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Summary:The focus of this carefully selected volume concerns the existence, frequency, and form of composite/complex predicates (the "take a look" construction) in earlier periods of the English language, an area of scholarship which has been virtually neglected. The various contributions seek to understand the collocational and idiomatic aspects of these structures, as well as of related structures such as complex prepositions (e.g., "on account of") and phrasal verbs (e.g., "look up"), in their earliest manifestations. Moreover, study of these constructions at the individual stages of English leads.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource (xii, 283 pages)
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and indexes.
ISBN:1556199333
9781556199332
9027230501
9789027230508
9789027298751
9027298750
ISSN:0165-7763 ;