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UNINA9910779633503321 |
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Autore |
Hilpert Martin |
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Titolo |
Constructional change in English : developments in allomorphy, word formation, and syntax / / Martin Hilpert, University of Neuchatel [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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1-107-23492-1 |
1-107-30134-3 |
1-107-55207-9 |
1-299-25722-4 |
1-107-30555-1 |
1-107-30862-3 |
1-139-00420-4 |
1-107-31417-8 |
1-107-30642-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Studies in English language |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Grammar |
Construction grammar |
English language - Usage |
Linguistic change |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Data and methodology -- Constructional change in allomorphy -- Constructional change in word formation -- Constructional change in syntax -- Conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Martin Hilpert combines construction grammar and advanced corpus-based methodology into a new way of studying language change. Constructions are generalizations over remembered exemplars of language use. These exemplars are stored with all their formal and functional properties, yielding constructional generalizations that contain many parameters of variation. Over time, as patterns of language use are changing, the generalizations are changing with |
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