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This volume unites nineteen papers on core topics in linguistics: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and phraseology of English, exploring both synchronic and diachronic aspects of the English language. The…
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D. J. Allerton
The aim of this book, first published in 1979, is to provide a sound basic introduction to the study of grammar within linguistics. The work concentrates primarily on the core…
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What is the precise linguistic nature of stretched verbs, and how many basic types are there? What kinds of grammatical connections are involved? What is their semantic value? These are…
This book investigates the use of constructions such as ‘make an accusation against’ or ‘give one’s approval of’ which can be seen as ‘stretched’ versions of simple verbs such as…