Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 320 g
Reihe: Longman Linguistics Library
A Study in the Adjectives of English
Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 320 g
Reihe: Longman Linguistics Library
ISBN: 978-0-582-21012-7
Verlag: Routledge
This book adopts a new approach to a major area of syntax - the way in which adjectives are bound together with other words in phrases or sentences.
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Preface vii Descriptive signs ix Acknowledgements x Series List xi Chapter 1 The intensional framework of syntax I Chapter 2 Attributive adjectives: the distinction between ascriptive and associative 19 Chapter 3 Predicative and post nominal attributive adjectives 35 Chapter 4 Predicate qualifiers and clausal adjectives 62 Chapter 5 Adverbal and postverbal adjectives 81 Chapter 6 Minor structures 98 Chapter 7 Restrictive and non-restrictive adjectives 117 Chapter 8 Intensional grouping 126 Chapter 9 Extraclausal adjectives and numerals. The interpretation of constructions with have 147 Chapter 10 The semantic distinction between mode and comment 167 Appendix A The elusive nature of syntax 187 Appendix B Towards a formalism for intensional syntax 201 VI Appendix C The identity of the adjective positions References Index of adjectives and adverbs Index