Layering of Size and Type Noun Constructions in English.

On the basis of synchronic and diachronic data analysis, the volume takes a close look at the synchronic layers of binominal size noun and type noun uses (a bunch/a load of X; a sort of X; a Y type of X) and reconsiders the framework of grammaticalization in view of issues raised by the phrases unde...

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Main Author: Brems, Lieselotte
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, 2011.
Series:Topics in English linguistics ; 74.
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