| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 564 pages :) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Topics in English linguistics ; 43
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Topics in English linguistics ; 43.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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""Introduction""; ""Frequency as a determinant in grammatical variation and change""; ""Phonological determinants of grammatical variation in English: Chomsky�s worst possible case""; ""Post-verbal constituent ordering in English""; ""Grammatical variation in English: A question of �structure vs. function�?""; ""Why are zero-marked phrases close to their heads?""; ""Cognitive complexity and horror aequi as factors determining the use of interrogative clause linkers in English""; ""Support for more-support"" |
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""The role of extractions and horror aequi in the evolution of -ing- complements in Modern English""""Gerundial complements after begin and start: Grammatical and sociolinguistic factors, and how they work against each other""; ""Is there semantics in all syntax? The case of accusative and infinitive constructions vs. that-clauses""; ""Aspects of iconicity and economy in the choice between the s-genitive and the of-genitive in English""; ""Constructional semantics as a limit to grammatical alternation: The two genitives of English""; ""Principles of grammaticalization and linguistic reality"" |
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""Varieties of English from a cross-linguistic perspective: Intensifiers and reflexives""""Non-standard English and typological principles: The case of negation""; ""�Every place has a different toll�: Determinants of grammatical variation in cross-variety perspective""; ""Author index""; ""Subject index"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Grammar.
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English language -- Grammar. |
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English language -- Variation.
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English language -- Variation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Rohdenburg, Günter, 1940-
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Mondorf, Britta, 1963-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Determinants of grammatical variation in English. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2003 (DLC) 2003045882 |
| ISBN |
9783110900019 (electronic book) |
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3110900017 (electronic book) |
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3110176475 (acid-free paper) |
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9783110176476 |
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