02696nam 2200649 a 450 991077801740332120230721022345.01-282-18936-097866121893641-4411-1429-7(CKB)1000000000787406(EBL)454775(OCoLC)436157165(SSID)ssj0000207669(PQKBManifestationID)11175336(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207669(PQKBWorkID)10238448(PQKB)10804388(SSID)ssj0001147490(PQKBManifestationID)12448891(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001147490(PQKBWorkID)11141216(PQKB)11550590(MiAaPQ)EBC454775(Au-PeEL)EBL454775(CaPaEBR)ebr10315936(CaONFJC)MIL218936(OCoLC)893334698(EXLCZ)99100000000078740620081106d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe myth of the zero article[electronic resource] /Leszek BerezowskiLondon ;New York Continuum Logo20091 online resource (158 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-3112-4 1-4411-8513-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-143) and index.The origin of the concept -- The application of the zero article -- Previous accounts -- Article grammaticalization -- Singular role holders -- Corpus data analysis -- Conclusions and further research.Berezowski investigates the origin of the concept of the zero article and clearly demonstrates why it is problematic. The zero article is a staple element of any description of English article usage from advanced research publications down to student grammars, but there has been very little inquiry into its meaning and its other properties. There are copious amounts of publications dealing with the definite and indefinite articles but none about the zero article. Berezowski investigates the origin of the concept of the zero article and shows that it has roots both in structural linguistics of English languageArticleEnglish languageNounEnglish languageArticle.English languageNoun.425/.5Berezowski Leszek1569163MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778017403321The myth of the zero article3841837UNINA