The Status and Development of N N Sequences in Contemporary English Noun Phrases
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The Status and Development of N N Sequences in Contemporary English Noun Phrases
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This volume aims to carry out a comprehensive analysis of those nouns within the structure of the noun phrase which are referred to as N N sequences (e.g.
drug addiction, computer cluster). They are studied from three perspectives, namely their status as syntactic constructs, their evolution as becoming morphological items through a process of lexicalisation - whereby they gradually acquire properties of a semantic, morphological, orthographic and phonological nature , and their use in which several variables such as speech community, mode and textual category are in operation. Additionally, this volume touches upon the problems in establishing clear-cut boundaries between morphology and syntax in order to define their status and evolution. A comprehensive corpus analysis rounds off the study.
Book Details
- Author: Iria Pastor Gomez
- Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- eBook ISBN: 9783035101935, 3035101930
- Print ISBN: 9783034305341, 3034305346
