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Author O'Dowd, Elizabeth M.

Title Prepositions and particles in English : a discourse-functional account / Elizabeth M. O'Dowd.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 219 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Note Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1994).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-209) and index.
Summary This text offers a discourse-functional account of the categories "preposition" and "particle" in English. It explains why certain words have membership in both categories and solves puzzles long associated with the syntax and semantics of these words. Based on linguistic data from a series of actual conversations, the book provides insights into how prepositions and particles are used and how their meanings can change across different discourse contexts or over time.; This book is intended for linguists.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject English language -- Prepositions.
English language -- Prepositions.
English language -- Discourse analysis.
English language -- Discourse analysis.
English language -- Particles.
English language -- Particles.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: O'Dowd, Elizabeth M. Prepositions and particles in English. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 0195111028 (DLC) 98018309 (OCoLC)38925307
ISBN 1429404396 (electronic book)
9781429404396 (electronic book)
9780195354928 (electronic book)
0195354923 (electronic book)
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9781280529238
0195111028 (Cloth)
9780195111026