Grammaticalization and English Complex Prepositions
Download or Read eBook Grammaticalization and English Complex Prepositions PDF written by Sebastian Hoffmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-04-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Sebastian Hoffmann |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 230 |
| Release | : 2007-04-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134237272 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134237278 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Grammaticalization and English Complex Prepositions by : Sebastian Hoffmann
Book excerpt: What is a grammatical unit? How does grammatical structure evolve? How can we best investigate the mental representation of grammar? What is the connection between language use and language structure? This book aims to help answer such questions by presenting a detailed analysis of English complex prepositions (e.g. in spite of or with respect to) on the basis of large amounts of authentic language data dating from the Middle Ages until today.
