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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789643603321

Titolo

The structure of the lexicon in functional grammar [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hella Olbertz, Kees Hengeveld, Jesús Sánchez García

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, Pa., : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1998

ISBN

1-283-28032-9

9786613280329

90-272-8189-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Collana

Studies in language companion series (SLCS), , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 43

Altri autori (Persone)

OlbertzHella <1953->

HengeveldKees <1957->

Sánchez GarcíaJesús

Disciplina

410/.1/8

Soggetti

Functionalism (Linguistics)

Lexicology

Grammar, Comparative and general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The functional-lexematic model -- pt. 2. Predicate formation -- pt. 3. Collocations -- pt. 4. Transitive verbs and the typology of states of affairs -- pt. 5. The lexicon and the underlying structure of the clause.

Sommario/riassunto

The papers collected in this volume concern five different aspects of the role of the lexicon in the theory of Functional Grammar such as developed by Simon C. Dik and his co-workers. The volume starts off with an eminently practical section on the Functional-Lexematic Model, a lexicological and lexicographical system which has largely been inspired by Dik's principle of step wise lexical decomposition. In addition to a theoretical introduction to the model, applications to English, German and Spanish are presented. The second part of the volume deals with the derivation of action-nouns, pseudo