Determinants of Grammatical Variation in English

by Günter Rohdenburg

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110176475
• ISBN13: 9783110176476
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 570 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.2" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary