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Determinants of Grammatical Variation in English (Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL], 43) - Hardcover

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9783110176476: Determinants of Grammatical Variation in English (Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL], 43)
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ISBN 10: 3110176475 ISBN 13: 9783110176476
Verlag: De Gruyter Mouton, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

What factors influence the choice between alternative grammatical structures such as the following: a lit / a lighted cigarette, more full / fuller of convincing arguments, the main thesis of the book / the book's main thesis, take hostage a group of 15 holiday makers / take a group of 15 holidaymakers hostage, conceding that the argument is convincing / conceding the argument to be convincing? This is the central issue explored in this volume, which contains a unique selection of innovative in-depth empirical studies written in a broadly functional framework. The factors investigated include the following: phonological influences (such as the principle of rhythmic alternation and optimal syllable structure), frequency, pervasive semantic and pragmatic aspects (including iconicity, markedness, grammaticalization and typological tendencies), information structure, processing complexity and horror aequi (the avoidance of identity effects).

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Günter Rohdenburg is Professor at Paderborn University, Germany.

Britta Mondorf is Assistant Professor at Paderborn University, Germany.

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Verlag
De Gruyter Mouton
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3110176475
ISBN 13 
9783110176476
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
570
Herausgeber
Rohdenburg Günter, Mondorf Britta
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