Layering of Size and Type Noun Constructions in English

by Lieselotte Brems

On the basis of synchronic and diachronic data analysis, the volume takes a close look at the synchronic layers of binominal size noun and type noun uses (a bunch/a load of X; a sort of X; a Y type of X) and reconsiders the framework of grammaticalization in view of issues raised by the phrases under discussion. As a result, a construction grammar-approach to grammaticalization is developed which does justice to the syntagmatic lexical, or collocational,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110252910
• ISBN13: 9783110252910
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary