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1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations. |
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Topics in English linguistics ; 42
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Topics in English linguistics ; 42.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-343) and indexes. |
Contents |
Structure of the s-genitive and the of-genitive: some theoretical preliminaries -- Constructions -- Nature of the relational markers -- Nature of the grammatical relation between possessor and possessum -- A functional account -- A formal account: DP-analysis -- Grammatical variation -- Study of variation in linguistics: brief historical outline -- Extending the concept of variation to (morpho)syntax -- Problem of 'sameness' -- Further methodological problems -- Establishing the alternation between the s-genitive and the of-genitive as a case of grammatical variation -- Why "grammatical" variation? -- Establishing a criterion of 'sameness' for the s-genitive and the of-genitive -- Categorical versus choice contexts -- Genitive functions/meanings -- Pronominal versus full NP possessors -- Definiteness and reference tracking for whole possessive NP -- Grammatical function of the possessor -- Comparable versus non-comparable contexts -- Grammatical function of the possessor: specifying versus classifying genitives -- Structural equivalence -- Standard versus non-Standard forms -- Factors known to influence the choice between the s-genitive and the of-genitive -- Implications for the empirical investigation -- Factors: Animacy, topicality, and possessive relation -- Animacy -- Topicality -- Possessive relation -- Taxonomies and previous studies -- Interaction of factors -- Animacy and topicality -- Animacy and possession -- Topicality and possessive relation: possessors as anchors and reference points. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
English language -- Case.
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English language -- Case. |
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English language -- Possessives.
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English language -- Possessives. |
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English language -- Variation.
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English language -- Variation. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Rosenbach, Anette. Genitive variation in English. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2002 xi, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Topics in English linguistics ; 42 9783110173703 (DLC) 2002026434 |
ISBN |
9783110899818 (e-book) |
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3110899817 (e-book) |
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9783110173703 |
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3110173700 |
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