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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2021

    9027208638 / 9789027208637

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Berlin ; New York: de Gruyter Mouton, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

    Serie: Libro 24 di 111 - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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    Condizione: Sehr gut. XII, 395 S. mit graph. Darst. Tadelloser, neuwertiger Zustand - Inhalt: Theoretical argumentation for the grammaticalization and subjectification hypothesis of English adjectives of comparison in the English NP -- Constructing a dynamic functional combinatory model of the English NP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Grammaticalization and subjectification in the English NP -- English adjectives of general comparison -- The grammaticalization hypothesis -- The role of subjectivity and subjectification in the grammaticalization of prenominal adjectives of comparison -- Synchronic corpus study: Adjectives of difference: Adjectives of identity -- Adjectives of similarity -- Adjectives of comparison in postnominal position -- Diachronic corpus studies :Diachronic corpus study of six adjectives of comparison -- Diachronic corpus study of six adjectives of difference. ISBN 9783110205800 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 720 Fadengehefteter Originalpappband.…

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: John Benjamins Publishing Compan, 2018

    9027201633 / 9789027201638

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2021

    9027208638 / 9789027208637

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: John Benjamins, 2012

    9027205973 / 9789027205971

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    Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. uk ed. edition. 338 pages. 12.00x3.70x4.80 inches. In Stock.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: John Benjamins Pub Co, 2018

    9027201633 / 9789027201638

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2021

    9027208638 / 9789027208637

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Amsterdam, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2021

    9027208638 / 9789027208637

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    Hardcover. Condizione: Gut. 366 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. M16718 9789027208637 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 850.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Amsterdam, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2018

    9027201633 / 9789027201638

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    Hardcover. Condizione: Gut. VI, 433 Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. C-06747 9789027201638 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1150.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Amsterdam, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2018

    9027201633 / 9789027201638

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    Hardcover. Condizione: Gut. VI, 433 Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. C-06694 9789027201638 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1150.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Amsterdam, John Benjamins Publishing, 2012

    9027205973 / 9789027205971

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    Hardcover. Condizione: Gut. 342 Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. C-06128 9789027205971 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: De Gruyter Mouton, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

    Serie: Libro 24 di 111 - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: De Gruyter Mouton, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

    Serie: Libro 24 di 111 - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: De Gruyter Mouton, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: De Gruyter Mouton, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

    Serie: Libro 24 di 111 - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: De Gruyter, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

    Serie: Libro 24 di 111 - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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    Buch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The book is concerned with a hitherto underresearched grammaticalization process: the development from quality-attributing adjective to determiner in the English noun phrase. It takes a bottom-up approach, based on extensive synchronic and diachronic corpus studies of six English adjectives of comparison: other, different, same, identical, similar and comparable. Their functional diversity in current English is proposed to constitute a case of layering, representing the original descriptive use, which expresses how like/unlike each other entities are, and a range of grammaticalized referential uses, which contribute to the identification and/or quantification of the entities denoted by the NP. Diachronic and comparative data material is invoked to verify and further develop the grammaticalization hypothesis. The development of adjectives of comparison involves several key concepts identified in the literature. Crucially, it is described as a case of textual intersubjectification driven by the optimalization of recipient-design. The actual grammaticalization paths are diverse and are characterized by lexical as well as structural persistence, i.e. the same lexical meaning develops into different grammatical functions in different syntagmatic configurations. In order to define the NP as a locus of diachronic change, this study offers a new angle on the description of adjectives and the modelling of NP structure. It advocates the abandonment of the traditional class-based model in favour of a radically functional one, in which functions are defined in terms of prototypicality so as to allow for gradience between and within them. The described grammaticalization processes involve developments from prototypical lexical to grammatical reference-related use within the adjectival category, which can be the starting point of further gradual change to determiners. The traditional relation between classes and positions is envisaged as a correspondence between functional and syntactic zones. The change in form concomitant with grammaticalization in the NP is argued to consist of the reconfiguration of structural combinatorics and progressive leftward movement. The book is of interest to linguistic researchers and graduate students in linguistics who focus their attention on grammaticalization and subjectification, the functional description of adjectives, questions of deixis and theoretical issues relating to nominal reference.…

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    Editore: De Gruyter Mouton, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

    Serie: Libro 24 di 111 - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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    Editore: De Gruyter Mouton, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Walter de Gruyter, Incorporated, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

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    Condizione: New. pp. xii + 395 Illus.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Mouton De Gruyter, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

    Serie: Libro 24 di 111 - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Walter de Gruyter, Incorporated, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012

    9027205973 / 9789027205971

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: De Gruyter, DE, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

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    Hardback. Condizione: New. The book is concerned with a hitherto underresearched grammaticalization process: the development from quality-attributing adjective to determiner in the English noun phrase. It takes a bottom-up approach, based on extensive synchronic and diachronic corpus studies of six English adjectives of comparison: other, different, same, identical, similar and comparable. Their functional diversity in current English is proposed to constitute a case of layering, representing the original descriptive use, which expresses how like/unlike each other entities are, and a range of grammaticalized referential uses, which contribute to the identification and/or quantification of the entities denoted by the NP. Diachronic and comparative data material is invoked to verify and further develop the grammaticalization hypothesis. The development of adjectives of comparison involves several key concepts identified in the literature. Crucially, it is described as a case of textual intersubjectification driven by the optimalization of recipient-design. The actual grammaticalization paths are diverse and are characterized by lexical as well as structural persistence, i.e. the same lexical meaning develops into different grammatical functions in different syntagmatic configurations. In order to define the NP as a locus of diachronic change, this study offers a new angle on the description of adjectives and the modelling of NP structure. It advocates the abandonment of the traditional class-based model in favour of a radically functional one, in which functions are defined in terms of prototypicality so as to allow for gradience between and within them. The described grammaticalization processes involve developments from prototypical lexical to grammatical reference-related use within the adjectival category, which can be the starting point of further gradual change to determiners. The traditional relation between classes and positions is envisaged as a correspondence between functional and syntactic zones. The change in form concomitant with grammaticalization in the NP is argued to consist of the reconfiguration of structural combinatorics and progressive leftward movement. The book is of interest to linguistic researchers and graduate students in linguistics who focus their attention on grammaticalization and subjectification, the functional description of adjectives, questions of deixis and theoretical issues relating to nominal reference.…

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: De Gruyter Mouton, 2010

    3110205807 / 9783110205800

    Serie: Libro 24 di 111 - Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: De Gruyter, DE, 2010

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    Hardback. Condizione: New. The book is concerned with a hitherto underresearched grammaticalization process: the development from quality-attributing adjective to determiner in the English noun phrase. It takes a bottom-up approach, based on extensive synchronic and diachronic corpus studies of six English adjectives of comparison: other, different, same, identical, similar and comparable. Their functional diversity in current English is proposed to constitute a case of layering, representing the original descriptive use, which expresses how like/unlike each other entities are, and a range of grammaticalized referential uses, which contribute to the identification and/or quantification of the entities denoted by the NP. Diachronic and comparative data material is invoked to verify and further develop the grammaticalization hypothesis. The development of adjectives of comparison involves several key concepts identified in the literature. Crucially, it is described as a case of textual intersubjectification driven by the optimalization of recipient-design. The actual grammaticalization paths are diverse and are characterized by lexical as well as structural persistence, i.e. the same lexical meaning develops into different grammatical functions in different syntagmatic configurations. In order to define the NP as a locus of diachronic change, this study offers a new angle on the description of adjectives and the modelling of NP structure. It advocates the abandonment of the traditional class-based model in favour of a radically functional one, in which functions are defined in terms of prototypicality so as to allow for gradience between and within them. The described grammaticalization processes involve developments from prototypical lexical to grammatical reference-related use within the adjectival category, which can be the starting point of further gradual change to determiners. The traditional relation between classes and positions is envisaged as a correspondence between functional and syntactic zones. The change in form concomitant with grammaticalization in the NP is argued to consist of the reconfiguration of structural combinatorics and progressive leftward movement. The book is of interest to linguistic researchers and graduate students in linguistics who focus their attention on grammaticalization and subjectification, the functional description of adjectives, questions of deixis and theoretical issues relating to nominal reference.…

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  • Lingua: Inglese

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: de Gruyter, 2010

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: De Gruyter Mouton, De Gruyter Mouton Jul 2010, 2010

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    Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book is concerned with a hitherto underresearched grammaticalization process: the development from quality-attributing adjective to determiner in the English noun phrase. It takes a bottom-up approach, based on extensive synchronic and diachronic corpus studies of six English adjectives of comparison: other, different, same, identical, similar and comparable. Their functional diversity in current English is proposed to constitute a case of layering, representing the original descriptive use, which expresses how like/unlike each other entities are, and a range of grammaticalized referential uses, which contribute to the identification and/or quantification of the entities denoted by the NP. Diachronic and comparative data material is invoked to verify and further develop the grammaticalization hypothesis. The development of adjectives of comparison involves several key concepts identified in the literature. Crucially, it is described as a case of textual intersubjectification driven by the optimalization of recipient-design. The actual grammaticalization paths are diverse and are characterized by lexical as well as structural persistence, i.e. the same lexical meaning develops into different grammatical functions in different syntagmatic configurations. In order to define the NP as a locus of diachronic change, this study offers a new angle on the description of adjectives and the modelling of NP structure. It advocates the abandonment of the traditional class-based model in favour of a radically functional one, in which functions are defined in terms of prototypicality so as to allow for gradience between and within them. The described grammaticalization processes involve developments from prototypical lexical to grammatical reference-related use within the adjectival category, which can be the starting point of further gradual change to determiners. The traditional relation between classes and positions is envisaged as a correspondence between functional and syntactic zones. The change in form concomitant with grammaticalization in the NP is argued to consist of the reconfiguration of structural combinatorics and progressive leftward movement. The book is of interest to linguistic researchers and graduate students in linguistics who focus their attention on grammaticalization and subjectification, the functional description of adjectives, questions of deixis and theoretical issues relating to nominal reference. 408 pp. Englisch. …