03343nam 2200589 a 450 991081534470332120200520144314.01-282-16298-5978661216298590-272-9875-0(CKB)1000000000579221(EBL)622325(OCoLC)70729542(MiAaPQ)EBC622325(EXLCZ)99100000000057922119990107d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCollocational and idiomatic aspects of composite predicates in the history of English /edited by Laurel J. Brinton, Minoji Akimoto1st ed.Amsterdam ;Philadelphia J. Benjamins Pub. Co.c19991 online resource (300 p.)Studies in language companion series,0165-7763 ;v. 47Description based upon print version of record.1-55619-933-3 90-272-3050-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-274) and indexes.COLLOCATIONAL AND IDIOMATIC ASPECTS OF COMPOSITE PREDICATES IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. The Origin of the Composite Predicate in Old English; CHAPTER 3. Composite Predicates in Middle English; CHAPTER 4. Composite Predicates and Phrasal Verbs in The Paston Letters; CHAPTER 5. Verbal Phrases and Phrasal Verbs in Early Modern English; CHAPTER 6. Collocational and Idiomatic Aspects of Verbs in Early Modern English: A corpus-based study of MAKE, HAVE, GIVE, TACHAPTER 7. Collocations and Idioms in Late Modern EnglishCHAPTER 8. A Historical Overview of Complex Predicate Types; References; Subject Index; Name Index; STUDIES IN LANGUAGE COMPANION SERIES (SLCS)The focus of this carefully selected volume concerns the existence, frequency, and form of composite/complex predicates (the "take a look" construction) in earlier periods of the English language, an area of scholarship which has been virtually neglected. The various contributions seek to understand the collocational and idiomatic aspects of these structures, as well as of related structures such as complex prepositions (e.g., "on account of") and phrasal verbs (e.g., "look up"), in their earliest manifestations. Moreover, study of these constructions at the individual stages of English leads Studies in language companion series ;v. 47.English languageSyntaxEnglish languageGrammar, GenerativeEnglish languageGrammar, HistoricalEnglish languageVerb phraseEnglish languageSyntax.English languageGrammar, Generative.English languageGrammar, Historical.English languageVerb phrase.425Brinton Laurel J175872Akimoto Minoji1941-1750842MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815344703321Collocational and idiomatic aspects of composite predicates in the history of English4185564UNINA